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Tom Hamilton, Senior Author
United States midfielder Weston McKennie is in talks over a brand new cope with Juventus, a supply has instructed ESPN.
McKennie’s contract is up in June 2025 and he has been linked with a transfer away from the Serie A giants this summer time. There’s been curiosity within the participant from the Bundesliga, Premier League and from Fiorentina however after a turbulent summer time, he’s favouring extending his stick with Juventus.
McKennie, 25, discovered himself overlooked of Juventus’ squad for his or her last two preseason matches. McKennie, goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny and Federico Chiesa have been all exiled with supervisor Thiago Motta saying “[those players] should discover a new resolution and new membership as quickly as potential.”
Szczęsny has since left the membership after coming to a mutual settlement with Juventus to terminate his contract whereas Chiesa remains to be out of the squad. However McKennie returned to first-team coaching on the finish of final week.
“To start with, McKennie is a helpful and practical participant for our wants,” Motta instructed a information convention on August 18. McKennie was an unused substitute for Juventus’ 3-0 win towards Como on Monday, the primary recreation of their Serie A marketing campaign.
However McKennie is hopeful of extending his contract Juventus for an additional 12 months, which might take him by way of to the 2026 males’s World Cup, which goes to be held within the U.S, Canada and Mexico.
McKennie began all three of the USMNT’s Copa América group stage video games having featured in 34 Serie A matches for Juventus final season.