Legendary Italian supervisor Fabio Capello weighs in on Juventus summer season signing Teun Koopmeiners who has but to show his value in Turin.
The Bianconeri splashed circa 60 million euros (together with bonuses) to safe the providers of the Dutch midfielder after chasing his signature for nearly 9 months. The participant himself was eager to hitch the Turin-based giants after spending three great campaigns in Bergamo, however Atalanta weren’t keen to grant any reductions, so the cleaning soap opera dragged till the ultimate days of the summer season.
In the long run, Juventus received their man, however his shows on the pitch haven’t justified the value tag or the hype that accompanied his arrival.
Whereas his supervisor Thiago Motta has been staunchly defending his performances in current months, some imagine the Italian Brazilian is contemplating dropping him to the bench for the Champions League conflict in opposition to PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday, particularly after hooking him off the pitch within the second half in opposition to Como.
For his half, Capello compares Koopmeiners to his compatriot Patrick Kluivert who additionally had a torrid run at Milan.
The Dutch striker rose to stardom throughout his time at Ajax, prompting a switch to Milanello in the summertime of 1997. Nevertheless, he didn’t ship the products at San Siro below Capello’s tutelage, so he joined Barcelona within the following summer season the place he cemented himself as an idol for the Camp Nou crowds.
“He jogs my memory of Kluivert,” mentioned the 78-year-old supervisor through IlBianconero.
“He arrived at Milan with nice expectations after the years at Ajax, however he struggled to slot in with us. His expertise was not doubtful, not by probability, as soon as he left Milan, he repeated himself with targets at Barcelona.”
Juventus followers might be hoping that their summer season massive summer season signing turns the web page as quickly as attainable.