Manchester United are reportedly willing to sanction a late January loan move for Joshua Zirkzee, a significant shift in stance that has reignited interest from Juventus and several other Italian sides. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Red Devils are now open to a temporary exit for the Dutch forward as the window enters its decisive phase. Zirkzee arrived at Old Trafford with promise but has found opportunities limited amid fierce competition for attacking minutes.
Douglas Luiz is set to make a stunning return to Aston Villa, with The Telegraph reporting that the Brazilian midfielder will rejoin the club on loan from Juventus for the remainder of the season. The move comes after Luiz's loan at Nottingham Forest was officially terminated on Tuesday, at the player's own request, clearing the path for an unexpected Villa Park reunion.
"We'll have to be good. When you play against man-to-man teams, you have to be very good at playing technically and playing behind the opponent. They're good and in good form, so we'll have to be alert."
Bayern kicked off the tournament in a rather rusty fashion, as they found themselves trailing 3-1 to Juventus in their opening game. However, because Bayern have made a habit of comebacks nowadays, they came back in style to win 4-3. Ribéry, Sebastian Rudy (remember him?), Mandžukić, and Mark van Bommel scored the goals. The second and last group game pitted the hosts against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Around two weeks later, they contacted my father and said, We've been talking about it internally and given that Michael's very young, we think he needs a season to adapt, so we think we should make it a three-plus-one contract four years in total. My father said that was OK, but Liverpool then told him it would be for the same terms as the previously agreed three-year deal.
After being held to a 1-1 draw by Lecce and missing out on a fifth straight win, Juventus wasted no time in responding. Just three days later, they produced a commanding display in Reggio Emilia, defeating Sassuolo 3-0. Jonathan David finally broke his Serie A scoring duck with a cathartic strike, making amends for his costly penalty miss against Lecce. That goal capped a performance that underlined Juve's growing confidence under Luciano Spalletti, who has overseen eight wins in their last 10 matches
We need to improve our choices in the box. We put the ball into dangerous areas many times, both in the first and second half, but we never found the right touch to redirect it. That's where we have to grow. We played a good match, a very good match. The result always makes the difference, of course, but there were clear steps forward in our performance. David is a penalty taker, and he takes them very well. He made the right choice, going down the middle; he just didn't lift it enough.
As the cameras panned around the stands of San Siro, an interesting attendee was spotted: Andrea Agnelli, the former chairman of Juventus. As Tuttosport report, Angelli - who was a central figure in a winning era for Juventus - was spotted in the stands watching Milan-Verona alongside Hugh Grant, and in the same section with Scaroni, Baresi, Enrico Letta, Tare, Furlani and new signing Fullkrug.
Kenan Yildiz's late goal helped Juventus claim a 2-0 win over Pisa and move them up to third in Serie A, one point behind leaders Inter. It was far from a classic, though Pisa twice struck the woodwork, but also scored an own-goal as Juventus failed to convince against the side second from bottom in the table. Juventus started brightly, though failed to cause Adrian Semper too many issues as Weston McKennie's tight-angled shot was kept out before Yildiz bent one just wide.