Juventus has reportedly decided to keep Kenan Yildiz in the January transfer window despite interest from Arsenal according to Calciomercato.
Turkish-Football broke the story that Arsenal want Yildiz last month and Liverpool have also been linked but the Calciomercato report also claims that the Gunners are most keen on the striker.
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The latest report claims that the Italian giants want to keep Yildiz on this winter especially following injury to Moise Keane.
Yildiz was given two minutes of playing time in the 1-1 draw against Genoa on the weekend. He was however, left on the bench for the previous five games.
Juventus may have to promise Yildiz more playing time this season as the forward.
The club has reportedly snubbed an €8m bid from Fenerbahçe for the striker last summer and his value has shot up since then.
He broke onto the scene for the Turkish national team scoring in his first start in the 3-2 away win over Germany – his country of birth.
Juve value Yildiz as being worth €40m and his value could continue to skyrocket as he gets more playing time for the club and if he stars for Turkiye in Euro 2024 this summer.
Instead, Juventus plan to sell Matias Soulé and Samuel Iling-Junior to raise funds for a midfield signing in January.