The Juventus chose to McKennie before that to Luis Suárez

In the summer, when Ronald Koeman arrived to the bench of the FC Barcelona, Luis Suárez was warned that it did not have space in the project of the Dutch technician. The forward had the task to look for a new club and the options did not be missing him. The Juventus of Turín was the first team that put in the table an offer and the Uruguayan almost finishes fichando by the 'bianconeri', but finished in Wanda Metropolitan, in the Atleti of the Cholo Simeone.

The traspaso of Suárez to the Vechia Signora was very near to complete , to the point that the player did the proof of the Italian language (that now it is being investigated) to obtain the nationality of the country, for like this not occupying a square of 'non-EU'. However, the team considered that the passport went to take a lot in going out and went to surpass the terms of registration for the Champions League, by what the agreement was desestimado.

Suárez finished in the rows of the Athletic of Madrid, where has showed all his potential. In seven parties, has marked five goals and has all the support of his trainer, Diego Simeone, especially after having surpassed the COVID-19. But the history could have been distinct for the Uruguayan during the summer.

According to informations of 'Tuttosport', the nationality of Suárez was not the reason by which did not land in Turín during the window of transfers to share changing room with Cristiano Ronaldo. Of agreement to the half Italian, went the sportive director of the club, Fabio Paratici, the one who, to last hour and with all the smart arrangements for the traspaso, there would be desestimado the signing of Suárez.

The reason would have been the American youngster Weston McKennie, the one who himself finished arriving to the Vechia Signora pertinent of the Schalke 04, in quality of loan. The Italian club saw to the midfield player like an option to short and long term, by his big talent to the 22 years. Instead, Suárez, with 33, the Juve saw it like an option only for the present and, considering his high wage, preferred to step backwards.

The plan finished well

The Juventus did not make a mistake fichando to Weston McKennie, the one who already has left to see in the Allianz Stadium his big potential, especially in the Derby della Mole of the past weekend, when a goal of his authorship in the last minutes of party finished giving him the victory to the ones of Andrea Pirlo.

By his part, Luis Suárez also has had a good start of campaign, in spite of having infected of coronavirus, and has an important paper in the Athletic of Madrid. The Uruguayan turned into the ideal replacement of Álvaro Morata, the one who curiously finished occupying the place that went to have Suárez in the Juventus.