It is not the Frenchman we expected in Turin. Last summer, Juventus hit hard by recording the return of Paul Pogba, five years after his departure for Manchester United. Free, the Pioche was to embody the revival of the Old Lady. But between the multiple injuries and his extra-sporting problems, “Pogboom” disappoints everyone. Juve has also put pressure on him and does not rule out letting him slip away this summer. Quite the opposite of Adrien Rabiot. However, last summer, the Duke was not far from a change of scenery when Manchester United came knocking on his door.
A record Rabiot
But after tough negotiations with his mother Véronique, the Red Devils threw in the towel. News that was not necessarily good from a financial point of view for the Turinese, who could have recovered some cash a year from the end of Rabiot’s contract. But sportingly, this announcement was a blessing in disguise. Because this season, the former PSG player is an important part of Massimiliano Allegri’s squad. The Italian coach is very fond of the tricolor international, who became a potential starter during the World Cup following the withdrawals of N’Golo Kanté and Paul Pogba.
With the Bianconeri, Rabiot played 31 games in all competitions, including 30 as a starter. Indisputable in the eyes of Allegri, he was also decisive. He has delivered 2 assists and scored 9 goals in all competitions this season. He put in two moreover last night during the 4-2 victory against Sampdoria. The Frenchman wore his own and obtained a score of 7.5 for his match. The pink paper media also titled: “Super Rabiot”. Tuttosport also gave it a 7.5 before praising it.
A future to settle
“The 2-0 goal is the eighth goal of his season and his goalscoring record in a year, the left-footed 3-2 was a very quick update to that stat”, we could read. Indeed, the French midfielder has already scored 9 goals this season (4 in 2023). It is quite simply his record on an exercise. So far, his record was 6 goals in a year. It was during the 2015-16 season at PSG. In good shape, Rabiot makes his club happy, especially Allegri. “Rabiot is performing well, all the credit goes to him. It has a different engine from the others. He’s learned to play more back, he’s learned to break through more and I’m very happy with him. He can still do better.”
For his part, the 27-year-old said: “It’s an important goal for the victory, I’m happy, a little less for the first period. We conceded two goals that we weren’t supposed to concede.” Launched thoroughly in this season, the former Titi will stir up lust a little more, he who will be free in June. A week ago, he confessed to DAZN: “I want to play at a high level, so the Champions League is important and we can achieve it with the Europa League or the championship. This will be an important point for my future. A new contract with Juventus? There are no recent discussions, but we have time to do it, there is no news at this stage. There is no doubt that the Old Lady should quickly come back to the charge with the player and his mother and adviser.
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