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The Ivorian midfielder has all the characteristics necessary for the Juventus midfielder, still struggling with the unknown Pogba.
The priority of Cristiano Giuntoli, the new sporting director of Juventus, is to find level reinforcements for the departments that did not give guarantees last season.
Among all, the midfield stands out, where apart from Adrien Rabiot the rest of the squad members failed to express themselves at a level sufficient for Juventus standards.
For this reason, various names are evaluated and among the profiles that most gain approval in Vinovo there is undoubtedly that of Franck Kessié of Barcelona.
CONTACTS OVERSEAS
Juventus' US tour, which also included a friendly match against Barcelona which was later canceled, allowed the Bianconeri to break the ice with the Catalan club.
Giuntoli already has an agreement in principle with the Blaugrana on the basis of a loan with an obligation to buy linked to the occurrence of certain conditions. Discussions continue on the latter, but the discussions seem to be well underway.
The sports director now has to convince the player, who he hoped to intercept on the sideline during the scheduled friendly. Giuntoli, however, saw his plans vanish due to the cancellation of the exhibition match due to an intestinal virus that affected several elements of Xavi's squad.
QUANTITY AND QUALITY
Kessié represents a combination of technique and tactical sense that is difficult to find in many other midfielders.
The Ivorian is able to play multiple roles in midfield and is able to provide a lot of substance to the nerve department of each team.
The 88 kg at the service of his one meter eighty-three in height make him a granite obstacle for his opponents to get around and a monolith against which it is better not to crash.
But to the physical qualities Kessié adds an enviable technical baggage. Qualities concentrated in the right foot, with which he manages not only to eradicate the balls from the opponent's possession, but also to serve his teammates with precision and find the way to goal quite frequently.
MISSING FEATURES
Qualities, those just mentioned, which Juventus' midfielder lacked a lot last season. With the exception of Adrien Rabiot, who provided goals, assists and performances in quantity, the rest of the team mates struggled.
The secretary of the "disappointing" party was Paul Pogba, who practically spent his first season back in Turin as a non-paying spectator. Always injured, he accumulated less than 200 minutes on the pitch.
Leandro Paredes played, but did not live up to expectations. Arrived on loan from PSG, the Argentine was returned to the sender without too many compliments at the end of June.
Locatelli struggled to express himself at the levels of Euro 2020, Miretti and Fagioli gave encouraging signs but paid the price for the jump to Serie A and McKennie was loaned to Leeds in January.
Kessié would therefore embody the ideal graft for a department desperately looking for security and Allegri as well as in name he would also become one in fact, having long expressed his liking for the player.
MARKET OPPORTUNITY
In a market characterized by significant economic difficulties for Italian clubs, the Ivorian would also represent a bargain in terms of accounts.
Juventus could borrow him with obligation, obtaining him for a year without financial outlay (except for the salary) and then go and pay him at the end of the 2023/2024 season.
Not a small factor especially for the New Deal inaugurated in black and white by Giuntoli, with an eye always firmly planted on the accounts.