Juventus coach Thiago Motta lifted all doubts regarding his stance on Federico Chiesa, confirming that the latter is heading towards the exit door.
Following the manager’s appointment, many sources in Italian football claimed that the 41-year-old considers the winger ill-suited to his tactical plans.
Motta has now confirmed the notion, first by leaving Chiesa out of the squad for Saturday’s friendly against Brest, and then with his post-match statements.
Following the 2-2 draw in Pescara, the Italo-Brazilian revealed that the management has clarified the situation for the player, bluntly telling him and others that they aren’t part of the technical project.
“Yes, Chiesa’s absence is related to the market,” admitted Motta in his post-match interview with Sky Sport Italia via JuventusNews24.
“This is both for Federico and for the others who remained in Turin, with the exception of Miretti who is injured.
“We made it clear after speaking with all the lads. We have strong players, accustomed to continuity.
“At this moment the club is looking for solutions elsewhere, they must find them as soon as possible for everyone’s sake.”
The list of omitted players also features Arkadiusz Milik, Wojciech Szczesny, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia, Weston McKennie, Mattia De Sciglio, Filip Kostic, Daniele Rugani and Tiago Djalo.
“We are convinced that we made the right decisions,” added Motta.
“And we are also convinced that we are preparing well for the season. I reiterate what I said and I will not add anything else on this matter.”
You better get a fine a** winger to replace Chiesa otherwise Juve fans will show you the door pretty soon
yeah i think we have to at least match what we get rid of, sounds logical but we need two or three more pieces of the puzzle.
I think it’s a good decision. Chiesa is not worth his price. I hope we can sell him.
In the past 2 years, he has only proven that he want a big salary.
With this, he thanked Juventus for being patient with him when he was injured for a long time.
Any fan that doesn`t give Motta at least half a season to see improvements is insane, or an allegri fan wanting us to fail, which is utterly bizarre. This sin`t fifa on PlayStation, human beings aren`t instantly programmable, the switch from fear football to player expression and creativity and a working formation will have to e learned again. We must have some patience.
Truly spoken!
I pretty much agree. Unfortunately, the fans’ patience has run out in the last 4 years, but let’s be realistic. Motta should be given the one year to develop. But at the same time the small (and medium) teams must be beaten.
Red flags are red flags no matter how long a coach has been on the job. I hate Allegri but that doesn’t mean I should be optimistic when the club is making silly decisions. You are saying Selling Chiesa for 15m does Juve any good ? You cant even buy a horse with that price. Selling Chiesa doesn’t make any sense at all with that price .
Selling Chiesa for 15M EUR isn’t good but better than letting him leave for free next year.