Global Courant 2023-04-11 17:59:30
The world champion is not going through his best moment in La Vecchia Signora and his time in Calcio seems to be counted down after a discussion he had with his coach.
The future of Leandro Paredes seems to be far from Italy. The European media are talking about a tense exchange between the midfielder and his coach Massimiliano Allegri at the Juventus stadium after yesterday’s open training session, prior to the duel for the quarterfinals of the Europa League against Sporting Lisbon.
According to La Gazzeta dello Sport, the midfielder’s anger would have broken out once the team entered the locker room after training. That was where their strong discussion would have taken place, in which several colleagues had to intercede to prevent the moment from escalating. After the tense moment, Paredes left the venue and did not stay to enjoy the lunch that was scheduled for the entire squad and coaching staff.
“What the former Paris Saint Germain and the Juventus coach did not say to each other on the pitch (after the 2-1 defeat against Lazio), given the crowd of people in the stands, they told them in the following minutes when They returned to the locker room. Paredes snapped at Max”, wrote the renowned Italian outlet.
In addition, already during the morning training, the world champion would have expressed his discomfort by making a hard tackle on his partner and Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny. The lack of minutes in the last half was the trigger that made the former Boca explode.
Paredes celebrating one of the few goals on the field that he was able to witness from his team. Photo: REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini
The little participation he had in the team and not being able to demonstrate his best level made Paredes explode, who had his last title on February 16 for the 16th round. Europa League against Nantes. Now, he only added 92 minutes in the last six games his team played. In total, he played 25 games this season, only starting 11 of them and providing an assist.
Given the lack of continuity and the crossover with his coach, it seems clear that at the end of the season Juventus will not make use of the 20 million euro purchase option on the player, who still belongs to PSG. It is even rumored that the Italian team would be thinking of investing that amount of money in Davide Frattesi, a 23-year-old midfielder from Sassuolo. In addition, the youthful Nicolò Rovella could return next season, with a good present at Monza.
Despite having been an explicit request by Allegri for this season and being seen as a good addition by the sports manager, the paths of Paredes and Juventus would separate. The player would return to France in June and there he will decide how to continue his future.
Leandro Paredes celebrating winning the world championship at the Monumental. Photo: REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian.