Weston McKennie is now officially a Juventus Turin player
, after this Wednesday, the Italian team announced that it
would exercise the option to buy the American
, who came as a loan for this season, from Schalke 04 in Germany.
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Through a statement, the 'Vecchia Signora' confirmed that it
made valid the purchase option of 18.5 million euros (+6.5 million in variants)
, so that the North American team would officially become its footballer
until 30 June 2025.
McKennie was announced as a new Juve player, during the transfer period last summer, after the Italian team confirmed his loan from Schalke 04, in exchange for 4 million euros and
after his remarkable performances in Andrea Pirlo's team. , the American international secured his contract for the next 4 years.
“
Wes is a very important resource for Mister Pirlo and has already put his signature on with important performances and goals
.
It is impossible not to think about Barcelona's at the Camp Nou, or about Derby della Mole, the first for him with our shirt.
He is also the youngest midfielder in this league with at least four goals, as well as the best American scorer in the history of Serie A ”, reads the statement where Juventus confirmed that it had exercised the purchase option.
A few weeks ago it had been anticipated that the 'Bianconeri' would exercise the option to buy the American, as they are amazed by his performances and after his final signing,
McKennie became one of the most expensive American signings in history with little more of 22.5 million (+ variants) that Juve disbursed.
Weston McKennie
Juventus
Midfield player
U.S
Statistics
McKennie's performance
The footballer trained at the FC Dallas academy has made an unexpected leap since his arrival at Juventus in Turin, where he has established himself as one of the main American referents in Europe, as he has completed important performances with Pirlo's team, even scoring in the Champions League and
lifting the Italian Super Cup, as his first title in Europe.
In total, the 22-year-old footballer has added
31 appearances in all competitions within the Turin box, registering a total of 5 annotations
, and equaling the goalscoring record he left in Germany in triple the number of games.