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Aston Villa are apparently discussing a deal with Juventus to bring Weston McKennie back to England. The United States men’s national team star previously played for Leeds United during the second half of the 2022/23 season.
The temporary move, however, did not exactly pan out as the Whites fell out of the Premier League.
Although his time in Yorkshire was less than ideal, McKennie has been an important piece of the puzzle back at Juve. The American appeared in 38 of the Italian side’s 43 total matches on the 2023/24 season. Not only did he feature heavily for the Old Lady, but McKennie performed quite well overall. In fact, the midfielder had the same Whoscored rating as star striker Dusan Vlahovic during Serie A play.
With the American in the team, Juve managed to finish third in the final top flight standings and collect the Coppa Italia. It was the prestigious club’s first trophy in three years. Despite the relatively successful season, McKennie’s future at the Italian side is currently under threat.
American star recently rejected Juve’s latest contract offer
The American’s current contract will expire in June of 2025. Recent reports claimed that Juve has offered their midfielder a new deal. However, the club’s brass apparently wanted McKennie to accept a pay cut to remain with the team. These reports went on to state that the player has not signed the offer sheet. As a result of the snag, the midfielder will leave this summer.
Monchi is having a lot of early success with his recruitment at Aston Villa
According to fresh reports in Italy, Villa exec Monchi was recently seen in Turin to discuss a potential deal involving McKennie. Mochi, the English side’s president of football operations, is fairly familiar with soccer in Italy. The Spaniard previously held a similar position with Italian club Roma between 2017 and 2019. Prior to joining the Serie…
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Author : Chris Moore
Publish date : 2024-06-01 21:19:00
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