Allegri: 'Spinazzola and Kean stay'

By Football Italia staff

Max Allegri confirmed Juventus will not let Leonardo Spinazzola or Moise Kean go out on loan in January, as injuries are starting to pile up.

The Bianconeri beat Bologna 2-0 in the Coppa Italia Round of 16 last night with Kean and Federico Bernardeschi on target.

It was Spinazzola’s debut for the club after six months of injury woes and the former Atalanta full-back impressed, but Bologna will have to give up their attempts to sign him on loan.

“Spinazzola had a very good game considering it was his first,” noted Allegri in a Press conference.

“He is an important player for us, so for the moment he’s staying at Juventus, especially as with Juan Cuadrado’s injury we need four full-backs.

“I spoke to the club and we decided the best option is for Spinazzola to remain with us. Naturally, if we find a replacement and he has a chance to play more consistently elsewhere, then we’ll re-evaluate, but for the moment that’s not happening.”

Kean has been linked with numerous clubs around Europe, including Milan and Ajax.

“He is a young lad who must be allowed to mature, but unfortunately in Italy people want everything straight away and risk ruining players with real talent.

“Kean is in the first team, he can help us and always knows how to find scoring opportunities. Mario Mandzukic will be out for at least a couple of weeks, so is certainly out of the Supercoppa.”

Juventus face Milan in Jeddah on Wednesday for the Italian Super Cup, although Allegri has limited resources.

“Daniele Rugani had a knock and I preferred not to risk him against Bologna. Medhi Benatia was meant to start, but he felt this pain again in his groin during the warm-up, so he had to stop. He won’t play on Wednesday, it’s a recurring problem.

“Joao Cancelo will be available, but Cuadrado and Mandzukic are certainly out.”

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