Juventus resumed training today under coach Igor Tudor at the Continassa facility, preparing for five days before flying to Washington on Saturday. The team will make its debut at the FIFA Club World Cup on June 19 against Al-Ain at 3 a.m. Italian time. Following that, Juventus will face Wydad Casablanca on June 22 in Philadelphia and Manchester City on June 26 in Orlando, both matches scheduled for 6 p.m. Italian time.
Meanwhile, Kenan Yildiz is already in the United States with the Turkish national team. Turkey recently won a 2-1 friendly against the experimental US squad, which was missing key players like Weston McKennie and Timothy Weah. The Turkish team, coached by Montella, will play another friendly against Mexico in the US between Tuesday and Wednesday nights (Italian time). After that, Yildiz will join Juventus at their training camp in White Sulphur, West Virginia, over the coming weekend.
Calciomercato report how, on the club front, Juventus is actively working to secure Yildiz with a new contract. Currently tied to the club until June 2029 with a net salary of 1.5 million euros per year, negotiations stalled briefly during the transition from Cristiano Giuntoli to new executive Damien Comolli. However, Comolli has already re-established contact with Yildiz’s representatives to offer a more lucrative and extended contract by an additional year. This move aims to secure the young talent and fend off growing interest from Premier League clubs looking to lure Yildiz away.
