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Juventus have reportedly added Borussia Dortmund attacker Donyell Malen to their ever-growing January shortlist.
Though Cristiano Giuntoli insisted the membership is just available in the market for a brand new defender, most sources suspect Arkadiusz Milik’s return wouldn’t be a enough increase for the attacking division, because the Juventus Soccer Director had claimed.
Therefore, the Bianconeri are being linked with a number of strikers, particularly one who can supply one thing totally different from Dusan Vlahovic, the likes of Joshua Zirkzee and Giacomo Raspadori.
However based on Il Corriere dello Sport (by way of JuventusNews24), the Serie A giants are additionally preserving tabs on Malen whose future at Sign Iduna Park stays unclear.
The 25-year-old began his profession at Ajax after which developed his expertise at Arsenal’s youth ranks earlier than establishing himself on the senior stage with a powerful stint at PSV Eindhoven. His exploits earned him a €30M switch to Dortmund in the summertime of 2021, however he hasn’t all the time been an everyday starter with the Bundesliga giants.
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This season, the Netherlands worldwide made 20 appearances throughout all competitions, many coming off the bench. He contributed with 5 objectives and one help within the course of.
Due to this fact, the participant may determine it’s time to maneuver elsewhere the place he can acquire a extra outstanding function. His contract with BVB is legitimate till June 2026, so the membership dangers shedding its leverage on the scenario.
Malen primarily performs for granted winger, however may characteristic on the left facet, or extra crucially for Juventus, as a centre-forward.
Final summer time, the Bianconeri had set their sights on one other Dortmund star within the form of Karim Adeyemi, however the deal by no means materialized, so the Outdated Woman ultimately resorted to Nico Gonzalez and Francisco Conceicao of their quest to bolster the attacking division.
