Juventus: new contract and jersey number for Kenan Yildiz
Kenan Yildiz renews with Juventus
Juventus, through a note issued on its official channels, announced the extension of Kenan Yildiz until June 30, 2029. The young Turkish striker, in addition to a pay raise, has also changed his jersey number, inheriting the number 10 vacated by Paul Pogba.
"Born and raised in Germany by a Turkish father and a German mother – later choosing the nationality of his father, with whom he has already collected 12 appearances and one goal in the senior national team, in addition to his experience at the European Championships last June – Yildiz played for a long time in the youth ranks of Bayern Munich, which set its sights on him when he was 7 years old and a team with which he è remained for a decade. A young talent of great perspective on whom Juventus decided to bet since 2022, when he è landed in the Bianconeri starting with the Primavera team collecting a total of 15 goals in 37 appearances with the Under 19 and soon also aggregated with the Juventus Next Gen, with whom he made his debut among the professionals on December 17, 2022, then finding in the following months on a couple of d’occasions the way of the goal.
In the year just gone, instead, the definitive consecration, with the move to the first team that led him to his Serie A debut against Udinese last August 20, to his first career start at Juventus seasoned with the super goal scored in Frosinone in the away match (later also hit at home in the Coppa Italia match) and to a role that has gradually become more and more central in the present and future of Juventus. Just the’beginning of a story that will continue in bianconero and with the 10 on his shoulders. A wonderful news: congratulations, Kenan!" this is the note issued by the bianconero club.
Yildiz – who with this renewal will come to earn 1.6 million plus bonuses per season – thus represents the future but also the present of Juventus, which has decided to bet without the slightest doubt on the Turkish talent.
