Juventus must pay €40.6M to RB Leipzig for Lois Openda after meeting conditions for his permanent transfer, despite him not playing in five matches. He has only scored twice in 33 appearances since joining.
Key points
Juventus must pay €40.6M for Lois Openda's permanent transfer.
Openda has not played in five matches and has scored only twice.
Dusan Vlahovic and Arkadiusz Milik are injured, impacting Juventus' striker options.
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Juventus Looking For a Way Out After Expensive Blunder
Juventus Looking For a Way Out After Expensive Blunder
Lois Openda hasn’t seen the pitch in five matches, but the condition to trigger his permanent move to Juventus has been met. It was tied to the Bianconeri’s position. With Sassuolo losing to Genoa, they clinched a top-ten finish, Tuttomercatoweb reports.
Therefore, the Old Lady will have to send a €40.6M check to RB Leipzig, in addition to the €4.1M they shelled out last year, plus €1.7M commissions. He was by far their most expensive signing. However, he has scored just twice in 33 appearances, totaling just over 1000 minutes.
Openda could see some minutes in the next couple of games, as Dusan Vlahovic and Arkadiusz Milik are nursing muscular injuries, so Jonathan David is the only remaining striker on the Juventus squad, although Jeremie Boga has been thriving as a false-nine.
The Old Lady will try to sell him in the summer, but it’ll be a tall order. His downfall hurt one of his previous clubs, Lens. They were set to receive 20 percent of the earnings from his departure from RB Leipzig, but he transferred for pretty much the same fee. His price tag was much higher two years ago after a great maiden season in the Bundesliga. Rennes are taking a look at him now, TuttoSport informs (via Fantacalcio).
Our Take on Juventus and Openda
He must look really bad or disengaged in training if Luciano Spalletti has completely mothballed him. His acquisition is one of the biggest transfer-market mysteries in recent years. He was already in a funk, and they could have probably signed Randal Kolo Muani with that sum. They arguably shouldn’t have even added another striker since Dusan Vlahovic ended up staying.
Q&A
Why does Juventus have to pay €40.6M for Lois Openda?
Juventus must pay €40.6M to RB Leipzig because they met the conditions tied to Openda's permanent transfer, which depended on their league position.
How many goals has Lois Openda scored for Juventus?
Lois Openda has scored just two goals in 33 appearances for Juventus.
What are the injury concerns for Juventus strikers?
Dusan Vlahovic and Arkadiusz Milik are currently nursing muscular injuries, leaving Jonathan David as the only available striker.
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