According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus intends to introduce Atletico Madrid right back Molina again during the winter transfer period in January next year.
The right back position is a shortcoming in Juventus' current lineup. In order to fill the vacancy, Juventus coach Tudor even had to arrange for Kalulu to play this position. Although Kalulu worked hard both physically and mentally, his defense was sufficient but his offense was insufficient, which affected Juventus' right-side attack. Juventus has suffered five consecutive draws recently.
In fact, Juventus wanted to solve this problem this summer. At that time, they tried to buy Atletico Madrid's right back Molina. The 27-year-old Molina is an Argentine defender. He has played for Udinese for two years and is familiar with Serie A and can adapt to Juventus faster.
Juventus proposed to exchange Nicolas Gonzalez for Molina this summer. Both clubs have agreed, but Molina himself refused to leave Atletico Madrid, but hoped to stay with the team and compete. However, after the start of this season, Molina found it difficult to obtain the main position in Atletico Madrid. So far, he has only started once in 5 appearances in La Liga, playing a total of 108 minutes.
Molina has already won the 2022 World Cup championship and two Copa America championships in 2021 and 2024 with the Argentina national team in the past. His main goal now is to participate in next year's World Cup. But if he continues to play as a substitute at Atletico Madrid, it will be detrimental to Molina's competition for a position in the Argentine national team.
"Gazzetta dello Sport" stated that Juventus plans to restart this player transaction during the winter transfer period, and Molina's own thoughts are expected to change by then, which may allow Juventus to successfully complete the transaction. As for the method of the transaction, it may be a loan plus a buyout, similar to the transaction method used by Atletico Madrid to introduce Nicolas Gonzalez from Juventus this summer.
If Molina joins Juventus, he is expected to get more stable playing opportunities in the second half of the season and better prepare for next year's World Cup. Juventus' right wing will also become more offensive and defensive, and coach Tudor will have more options in this position.
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