Weston McKennie was on the scoresheet for the USA as they beat Haiti 6-0 in the CONCACAF Nations League last night, and reports from La Gazzetta dello Sport suggest that departing head coach Mauricio Pochettino could potentially look to bring the Juventus midfielder with him to Manchester United.
Pochettino has recently been appointed as the new head coach of Manchester United, but has stayed on with the USMNT for their two-legged Nations League quarter-final against Haiti.
Serie A stars McKennie and Christian Pulisic (x2) were among the goalscorers as the USA claimed a 6-0 victory in the first leg of their quarter-final against Haiti on Saturday.
McKennie has been a trusted and reliable option during Pochettino’s spell in charge of the USA, and reports from La Gazzetta dello Sport claim that the Argentine could look to bring the Juventus midfielder with him to Old Trafford.
McKennie, who has made more appearances for Juventus than any other member of their current squad (241), had regularly been linked with moves away from Turin a few years ago. Despite a merry-go-round of Juventus head coaches over the last few years, the versatile McKennie has always managed to fight his way back into the side and prove his worth.
Juve put even more faith in McKennie earlier this year by handing him a new and improved contract extension, running until the summer of 2030.
Juventus head coach Luciano Spalletti is said to be a big fan of McKennie’s and would not like to let go of the American in an ideal world, but CEO Giovanni Carnevali has made it clear on several occasions that no player is ‘unsellable’, which means that enticing offers for McKennie could be entertained.
Though Juventus have been dealing with injuries to Khephren Thuram and Manuel Locatelli in central midfield, Spalletti often deploys McKennie as a more advanced midfielder, and he does have several other options in that area, including Kenan Yildiz (when fit), Kerim Alajbegovic, Nico Gonzalez, Francisco Conceicao and Edon Zhegrova.
La Gazzetta dello sport clarifies that it would take a ‘monstrous’ offer to convince Juventus into selling, especially in the January transfer window. That said, the Pink Paper also describes it as a ‘situation to keep an eye on’.