Turkey and Germany to battle for Juventus youngster Yildiz

Each Turkey and Germany are hoping to persuade Juventus teenager Kenan Yildiz to play for his or her nationwide sides at senior worldwide degree based on experiences from Fabrizio Romano on Wednesday night. 

The 18-year-old has represented Turkey at U17 and U21 degree, however was born within the Bavarian metropolis of Regensburg. His father is Turkish and his mom is German, which means that he’s eligible to signify both nation. 

Romano experiences that Turkey are contemplating handing Yildiz a call-up within the close to future, hoping that he’ll commit his long-term future to the nationwide aspect. Germany are additionally mentioned to be ‘monitoring’ the teen’s progress. 

Yildiz joined Juventus final summer time on a free switch from Bayern Munich upon the expiry of his contract with the Bundesliga giants. 

He has impressed with the Subsequent Gen squad since then, and has been concerned with the primary group all summer time. 

Yildiz earned his first aggressive minutes for Juve with a five-minute cameo look from the bench within the Bianconeri’s opening recreation of the 2023-24 Serie A season towards Udinese on Sunday. 

It’s believed that Juve are additionally attempting to tie the highly-rated teen down with a brand new contract, as his present deal expires in the summertime of 2025.