Why Dean Huijsen’s sale to Bournemouth is only the tip of the iceberg for Juventus
Serie A giants Juventus sold Dean Huijsen to Bournemouth last summer and as time has gone on, that decision has caught the attention of many.
The centre-back himself has spoken about his exit from Turin many times and he did that more recently in a chat with the Spanish press, revealing that he was almost forced out by the Old Lady.
All of this criticism has come in the wake of Huijsen’s impressive performances under Andoni Iraola at Bournemouth, as his release clause has come into the picture and interest from major clubs has already emerged. It has also come after Juventus brought in Lloyd Kelly from Newcastle United and the Englishman was the player that the Cherries refused to keep before replacing him with Huijsen.
Having said that, the sale of a talent like the tall yet technically supreme centre-back is only the tip of the iceberg for Juve. Other decisions aren’t being talked about largely because they’re not out there in England. Even if they are, those sales took place some years ago.
An example of that is Cristian Romero. On his day, the Argentine is one of the best centre-backs in the Premier League. Juve sold him on after signing him from Genoa, where he had impressed and he did quite the same in his loan at Atalanta. The Bianconeri’s relationship with Genoa was under the scanner they picked up a points deduction and due to financial reasons, Romero was sold to Tottenham.
More recently, Matias Soule was sold to Roma after his impressive loan at Frosinone. This happened despite the fact that the Giallorossi are a direct rival of the Old Lady and when they actually wanted a player in Soule’s role in the summer. The sale of a youth graduate gave them more legwork to sign proven players and Soule’s exit led to them bringing in Nico Gonzalez from Fiorentina, with the Argentine having been a disappointing arrival so far.
That is pretty much what it is about. Capital gains. They lure Juventus into selling their academy graduates, just so they can sign so-called proven players. The manner in which they sold Enzo Barrenechea and Samuel Iling-Junior to Aston Villa defines it all. It is a case under the ConSob microscope, but Juve’s stance is clear.
They believe that they sold the midfielder and winger for a specific fee to Aston Villa and that money was used to sign Douglas Luiz. Through this, they can showcase their capital gains through what they earned from the sales of two youth graduates. ConSob’s believe that it is a pure cash plus swap deal, disregarding the idea of a capital gain. It is still an ongoing battle but it shows what Juve’s intentions are.
Quite the same has happened with Nicolo Fagioli, who joined Fiorentina in the winter. The Italian was literally pushed out of the squad, despite impressing early in the season. All along, the club’s intention was to sell him and move him on. The local sources constantly pointed that out too. After a point when Fagioli was frozen out of the squad, he was moved on to Fiorentina, where is now impressing.
Something similar happened with Fabio Miretti. He is only loaned out to Genoa and scored a brace against Lecce yesterday, but he can be considered an alien to the project. Soon, he will be sold too. The stint at Genoa will hand him enough momentum to get a very good move.
Another example is Koni de Winter, who is starting to attract attention from England. He did well in a loan at Empoli and this allowed him to earn a move to You-Know-Who. As a result, Juve have earned over €10m from his permanent sale and loans and it counts as direct profit, considering the Belgian had arrived on a free transfer as a youngster.
Keeping all of that in mind, will it be a surprise if Kenan Yildiz or Samuel Mbangula get sold in the summer? Absolutely not. The way the Italian press is functioning clearly shows that Juve would love a Premier League club to come forward for each of them, no matter how good the duo turns out to be.
The key question is: could all of this be considered the club’s fault or does it come down to the regulations? It is a long-standing debate that warrants debate.
Kaustubh Pandey I GIFN
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