The midfielder has worn the black and white shirt since he was 9 years old and could follow in the footsteps of the great former player: from a possible starter in the summer to a resource to be rediscovered during the current season
And what if Miretti was the reinforcement for Spalletti’s Juventus in January? The midfielder is on the rise: after stints in the league and starts in the cups, Spalletti had the opportunity to find the certainties he was looking for in the player’s account. Who grew up between Vinovo and Continassa, has worn the black and white shirt since he was 9 years old and “seems much older than his age”, added the Juve coach in a recent press conference. Last summer he seemed ready to leave, then an injury stopped him in Turin: considering the resources now available, the bad turned into good in the space of a few months, considering that the 2003 class is among the new coach’s favourites.
LIKE MARCHISIO
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Spalletti appreciates it, Miretti can become a reinforcement not to be underestimated in the second part of the season and perhaps repeat the history of Marchisio in black and white, who at the beginning of the old winning cycle became a cornerstone of Juve after a year of maturation on loan at Empoli. Last year Miretti was valued by Genoa enough to bring him back in line with those margins of growth that the player has always shown throughout his career. Under Allegri’s management, in the first years as a member and then on a permanent basis in the first team, he had only struggled a little to find continuity of performance. But the club has always believed in the boy’s potential and his season at Genoa confirmed his value: so much so that last summer, during the transfer market, Juventus could have sold him for significant sums.
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When we talk about Miretti, even today, the transfer issue cannot be completely set aside. Because the player is under the scrutiny of several clubs, both Italian and non-Italian, and Juve could make a rich capital gain for the budget. But the technical logics in this phase have a specific weight greater than the financial ones, due to the ownership’s will: during last summer Elkann already showed the desire to guarantee a competitive squad by removing Yildiz from the market, with Miretti the scenario is quite similar. There are clubs like Napoli that would do anything to ensure the player’s performances, and it cannot be ruled out that they could even officially knock on Juve’s door in January. Spalletti, however, has shown his intention to focus on the boy, considering him a playmaker who can be useful in the second part of the season. Faced with the concrete possibility of being a protagonist, Juve has priority for Miretti.
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