USMNT's Timothy Weah reveals Juan Cuadrado inspiration after making Juventus move and reveals why he wears No. 22 jersey

• Weah has joined Juventus from Lille
• USMNT international can play in multiple positions
• Capable of operating at full-back or on the wing

WHAT HAPPENED? Weah completed his move to Juve earlier this week, moving to the Italian club from Lille for a $13 million (£10m) fee. The USMNT international can play on the wing or at full-back and may be tasked with replacing Cuadrado, who has joined Inter.

WHAT THEY SAID: Weah has explained his reasons for moving, as well as the inspiration behind his favourite shirt number, 22, telling TMW: “It’s certainly a responsibility, he’s a legend here, a myth. I can be inspired by him, and I’ll have inspiration from all my teammates, I hope I can do my best, it’s a great challenge."

Asked about his squad number, he replied: “Number 22 has an old story. It’s my birthday, I was born on February 22. And it’s also the first number my mum put on me and I promised myself I would always wear it in all clubs.”

THE BIGGER PICTURE: Weah played 107 times in total for Lille, scoring eight goals, and he has also become a regular for the national team, winning 29 caps and scoring four goals for USMNT.

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WHAT NEXT? Juve are set to face Barcelona in a pre-season friendly this weekend and Weah will hope to be involved.