Juventus face a challenge that goes beyond competition on the pitch, amid mounting pressure that puts their future plans to a tough test and forces their management to seek solutions to restore financial stability to one of Italy's biggest clubs.
AC Milan will be active in the January transfer market. Ruben Amorim has made many requests, but Gerry Cardinale’s message today was clear: he no longer wants to enter the market and be told “no” on his targets because of their financial valuation.
Medhi Benatia, a former Morocco international defender who played in Italy for Udinese, Roma and Juventus, shares his story in an interesting interview with Canal+. Among his anecdotes is one about Juventus involving Cristiano Ronaldo, Massimiliano Allegri and pre-match training camps.
Juventus player Pape Matar Sarr played 19 minutes for Senegal. He has made six appearances for Juventus so far. As things stand, the conditions for Juventus’s obligation to buy him would not yet have been met.
Edon Zhegrova took centre stage for Kosovo: the Juventus winger started in the 0-0 draw against Israel. Wearing the number 10 shirt, he stayed on the pitch until the 82nd minute. Foda’s national team picked up another point in Group 3 of Nations League B.
Mehdi Benatia, the Moroccan former sporting director of Olympique de Marseille, launched a scathing attack on the growing influence and power of players in modern football, citing the incident of Spanish coach Xabi Alonso's dismissal from managing Real Madrid last season before he took charge of Chelsea.