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Juventus: 3 mistakes Bianconeri made in the summer transfer window

By Jyotirmoy Halder

In this photograph taken on August 22, 2021, Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo looks on prior to the Italian Serie A football match between Udinese and Juventus at the Dacia Arena Stadium in Udine. - Cristiano Ronaldo will not train with Juventus on August 27, the Serie A giants confirmed to AFP, as rumours of an imminent move to Manchester City gather pace. Widespread media reports said that Ronaldo left Juve's Continassa training centre before the start of Friday's session. Sky Sport Italia reported that the five-time Ballon d'Or winner arrived in the morning to say goodbye to his teammates before leaving at around 10:45 am local time (0845 GMT). Asked by AFP if Ronaldo would be training with his Juve teammates, a club spokeswoman confirmed that he would not. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images)
In this photograph taken on August 22, 2021, Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo looks on prior to the Italian Serie A football match between Udinese and Juventus at the Dacia Arena Stadium in Udine. - Cristiano Ronaldo will not train with Juventus on August 27, the Serie A giants confirmed to AFP, as rumours of an imminent move to Manchester City gather pace. Widespread media reports said that Ronaldo left Juve's Continassa training centre before the start of Friday's session. Sky Sport Italia reported that the five-time Ballon d'Or winner arrived in the morning to say goodbye to his teammates before leaving at around 10:45 am local time (0845 GMT). Asked by AFP if Ronaldo would be training with his Juve teammates, a club spokeswoman confirmed that he would not. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images) /
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2. The summer transfer window weakened the defence…

Juventus, Merih Demiral
Juventus, Merih Demiral (Photo by Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images) /

The summer transfer window is usually seen as an opportunity to repair what is there to be repaired. Teams and clubs utilise the window to improve the squad depth if their first team is deemed to have adequate firepower to attain their coveted aspirations from the season. But things do work differently at Juventus. Here young players get sacrificed to make way for the veterans.

One year ago, there were dark clouds hovering over Giorgio Chiellini’s future at Juventus. Several concrete reports suggested that he was about to retire from professional football. If not so, he was understandably on the brink of parting ways with the Bianconeri. Yet, the drastic shift in the story took place this summer when Juventus confirmed the 37-year-old’s one-year contract extension with the Turin-based club.

They brought back Daniele Rugani, and Allegri was set to appease his quest for game time at Juve. So, it was certain from the very start that Rugani won’t leave the club permanently or for another loan spell this summer. A mistake-prone defender, Rugani was always going to be bad news for the club’s defensive ambition, as he was witnessed making some mishaps already in the pre-season friendly matches.

The next shockwave hit the ground in the form of Merih Demiral’s departure. Touted to be the future of Juventus’ core, Demiral got sold, albeit on loan with an option to buy next summer, to Atalanta. They did the same thing with Cristian Romero last summer.

Rehashing the procedure, they did it again with Demiral this time. Romero went on to become the best defender for Serie A 2020/21. We would be disappointed but not surprised if Demiral were to accomplish something of a similar ilk while playing for La Dea this season. With Radu Dragusin also joining UC Sampdoria on loan, Allegri now possesses only four senior defenders at his disposal. Have you smelt the stench here? Unfortunately, we have.

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