Miretti-Juve, goodbye! The background to the loan to Genoa and Motta's role

The last time he wore colours other than black and white, Fabio was seven years old: the reasons for the transfer and his personal goal

The last time he wore colors other than black and white, Fabio Miretti was seven years old and a lively child who enjoyed chasing the ball on the Cuneo pitch. Since then, with the exception of course of the blue jersey of the National team, worn with disarming regularity from the Under 15s onwards, the 2003-born midfielder has not known any colors other than those of Juventus. Where he entered the Vinovo youth sector at the time of the Pulcini and where he managed to accumulate 75 appearances in the first team before even turning 21. A record of precociousness that, however, will be put on hold next season. Because Miretti is close to becoming a Genoa player, strongly desired by Alberto Gilardino . But with Juventus it will not be a goodbye. A see you later, if anything.

Juve won't let go of Miretti

The Juventus midfielder, in fact, will arrive under the Lanterna on a dry loan , despite the Rossoblu having tried to force their hand in the last few hours to obtain a right of redemption. No way. Juventus does not intend to let go of Miretti's contract and even less does Thiago Motta intend to do so , who played a strategic role in the undergrowth of this negotiation. The Italian-Brazilian coach got to know the Cuneo midfielder up close over the summer and was able to appreciate his mental solidity as well as his technical qualities. In other words: he would not have minded working with him during his first year in Turin, but he understood the boy's desire to experience a season with a lot of playing time and agreed to his loan transfer. The purchases already completed (from Douglas Luiz to Thuram ) and those that will be signed in the next few days (starting with Koopmeiners , according to Giuntoli 's plans ), combined with the reinstatement of McKennie in the squad , would not have guaranteed a top-level place for the youth player, despite the many commitments that will crowd the Bianconeri's calendar this season.

Miretti beyond injury

Miretti's goal now is to quickly leave behind, first of all, the compound fracture of the third cuneiform suffered during the retreat in Germany, a problem that affected his summer preparation, to immediately climb the Gilardino hierarchy. So as to experience a championship as a great protagonist, which gives him back the continuity known for years in the youth sector and which allows him to return to Continassa, in a year, with a wealth of experience and self-confidence much greater than the one with which he is saying goodbye in these hours. The move, moreover, had already proved formative for many other colleagues at the club and in the department, from Marchisio with Empoli to Fagioli with Cremonese. The appointment with Thiago Motta has already been set, in Turin, in twelve months. Both intend to respect the agreements made with a sincere handshake.