Report: Player Conte allegedly wanted in January suffers ‘rupture’ injury
Weston McKennie, who Tottenham were reportedly keen on signing in January, has picked up a serious injury this week that is expected to put him out of action for a couple of months. McKennie was previously reported to be one of the midfielders on Antonio Conte’s wishlist, with the Italian allegedly viewing the Juve star […]
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Weston McKennie, who Tottenham were reportedly keen on signing in January, has picked up a serious injury this week that is expected to put him out of action for a couple of months.
McKennie was previously reported to be one of the midfielders on Antonio Conte’s wishlist, with the Italian allegedly viewing the Juve star as the new Arturo Vidal (Gazzetta).
Football.London’s Alasdair Gold revealed last month that Fabio Paratici is also an admirer of the Juventus star and had spoken to the player’s representatives regarding a potential move to the North London club in January.
However, McKennie stayed put in Turin as Spurs snapped up two of his former Juve teammates in Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur.
McKennie came off with an injury in Juventus’ 1-1 draw at Villareal in the Champions League on Thursday, and Fabrizio Romano has now confirmed that the midfielder has ruptured the second and third metatarsal of his left foot.
According to NBC Sports, the 23-year-old is expected to be out of action for at least eight weeks.
Spurs Web Opinion
I would not have been surprised if Spurs reignited their interest in McKennie in the summer as we need a number eight and the American seems like a natural fit for Conte’s system. However, this injury might lead Paratici and the Spurs hierarchy to rethink their interest in the 23-year-old.
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