Juve market, Chiellini explains why a spearhead did not arrive

Juventus Director of Football Strategy Giorgio Chiellini at the microphones of Italia 1 took stock after the end of the winter market session: “No central striker? There is no regret, I think we sounded the market and looked for many situations that could give us a hand for the absence of Dusan but we did not find them. Vlahovic however is also coming back and in this month we won&#8217t have him and there&#8217s to see how he will come back from the injury”.

“We are happy with how the team is improving, the players gaining confidence. We are happy that Gatti is returning and we expect others to help us out in this difficult, but exciting month. There’s a need for everyone, even those who have performed well so far” must step up.”

The arrival of Spalletti gave the team a turnaround: “The hope was that he would be able to make an impact right away, usually a coach takes longer, but the Christmas period where he had more time to coach the team and make them make the leap in quality was important”.

Juventus in January signed Jérémie Boga from Nice and Emil Holm from Bologna (on loan), while outgoing players sold Daniele Rugani to Fiorentina, Joao Mario to Bologna and Pedro Felipe to Sassuolo, all three on loan.