Italian journalist Gianni Balzarini feels Juventus made the flawed determination by offloading Alberto Costa in the summertime.
The 22-year-old had solely arrived in Turin final January, after finishing a €13 million switch from Vitoria Guimaraes.
The younger right-back had a comparatively gradual begin, as he needed to wait a number of months earlier than incomes the chance to show his price. Whereas he wasn’t in a position to earn any taking part in time beneath Thiago Motta, he turned an everyday starter for Igor Tudor within the remaining rounds of the earlier marketing campaign, and in addition took his probability within the FIFA Membership World Cup.
Juventus traded Alberto Costa for Joao Mario
This season, Costa made a swift return to his house nation via the gates of Porto on an oblique swap deal that noticed Joao Mario transfer in the other way.
Costa has already cemented himself as a pillar for the Dragao, as evidenced by his 5 assists in seven appearances. Then again, Mario has but to totally persuade Tudor, who has as a substitute opted to area Pierre Kalulu in an uncommon place without any consideration wing-back.
Subsequently, Juventus will return to the market in January so as to bolster their wing-back division.
The Bianconeri are at the moment being linked with Atletico Madrid’s Nahuel Molina, who’s now not a starter in Diego Simeone’s staff.
Balzarini feels Juventus ought to remorse promoting Alberto Costa
For his half, Balzarini believes the Argentine could be an honest answer, however his providers wouldn’t have been required at Continassa had the membership saved Costa.
“Molina, for my part, is an effective participant, as he can elevate the staff’s technical stage. Possibly somewhat,” stated the Sport Mediaset journalist on his YouTube channel (through JuventusNews24).
“Nevertheless, Juventus already had a technically gifted participant on the wing, and his identify is Alberto Costa, who went to Porto.
“He’s changing into an help man, having already supplied 5 assists this season. Everybody’s obsessed with him.
“Joao Mario has arrived in his place, and he’s much less defensive and extra offensive. Typically, not all switch offers find yourself being profitable. So, if Molina has to come back, then Molina is ok. He desires to play, he desires to show himself, and that’s good,” concluded Balzarini.
