Former Bologna man Paolo Stringara has commented on Juventus signing Angel di Maria for free.
The Argentinian joins the Bianconeri as one of the world’s best attacking talents after spending seven years at PSG.
He is an accomplished player who has also played for Real Madrid and Manchester United.
Juve has lost Paulo Dybala and they move swiftly to add di Maria to their squad.
His arrival means they have another technically good forward in their squad, and their fans are delighted to have him in Turin.
However, Stringara insists he doesn’t make them more of a threat and says it only makes sense when Juve invests in very young players.
He said, as quoted by Tuttomercatoweb: “Di Maria is 34 years old, it was up to yesterday a great player, we have to evaluate what he can do in Italy. I am very envious of Juve when they invest in young players. he has to build, Di Maria cannot be discussed as a quality but you have no prospects with him. I don’t know what a blow that can be.”
Juve FC Says
Di Maria has had great days in football. At 34, it is hard to convince some people that he would be the ideal signing for us.
However, Max Allegri has always favoured signing experienced players, so he would be delighted that Di Maria joins his club when he has achieved so much in his career.
The gaffer has won trophies with top players for much of his time as a boss, and we can back him to get the best out of the winger.
Di Maria will also want to bow out of European football in style by winning some more trophies at Juve.
Stringara??? Who the hell is that? 🙂 I haven’t heard about him. Must be a biiiiiiiiiig expert
Stringara, no one on earth is speaking about copa america winner, ligue 1 winner, champions league winner, 200+ goals and 150+ assists Angel DiMaria which played for real, psg, man united etc, pathetic
Everyone has their opinion. Yes a young core is good. But you also need the right veterens to add experience. And i stress the word right. And honestly, its only one year. Relax. There is nobody else out there on the bosman. Di maria is a temp addition. They are saving on a transfer fee. People dont realize how much cash these guys lost because of covid and thet idiot ronaldo. At least they know what they are getting. Unknown youth is hard to read. Right now they just want to get back on track. Di maria is not for the future.
I’m surprised there is no talk about what a guy like this means for our youth – the guys who are on a pathway but aren’t quite there yet. A one-year quality gap-fill buys time for the youngsters (e.g., Soule) to make their way into the squad and gives the club some relief while they wait for Chiesa to return to fitness.. seems like great business imo.