Juventus Changing Their Mind About Keeping Two Loanees | OneFootball

Igor Tudor singled out negatively the players who subbed in versus Lecce, which might not spell well for the Juventus future of two of them, Randal Kolo Muani and Francisco Conceiçao, who are on loan.

According to La Stampa (via Tuttomercatoweb), the chances of the attacking duo staying put permanently are dimming. They might have sensed it, which is affecting them. In addition, the new coach doesn’t need to rotate much without the cups, and his top options have done well.

Juventus might nip the problem in the bud and send Kolo Muani and Conceiçao back to PSG and Porto before the start of the Club World Cup to spare some awkwardness and uncertainty.

The Croatian manager has entrusted Dusan Vlahovic with the no.9 position, who has assisted thrice in the last three games. Instead, the Portuguese winger has paid the price for the tactical switch. The Bianconeri are using one fewer attacker now.

Our Take on Juventus, Kolo Muani, and Conceiçao

It’s only natural for a club to use more the players they actually own down the stretch. Things would be different if they hadn’t been eliminated from the cups early, but they have leaned on loans too much. They also gave Thiago Motta too much power in the transfer market since he was in his first year in a top team. All those elements, plus a natural management of resources, as they’d have to spend the big bucks to keep them and bolster the team in other roles at the same time, will lead to tough decisions, as surely they aren’t poor players.