Giuntoli Dishes on Summer Window and Koopmeiners Chase

Juventus had to wait until the final week of the window to be certain of signing Teun Koopmeiners despite pursuing him all summer, and Cristiano Giuntoli was delighted with the outcome. The director spoke to DAZN and Sky before the clash with Roma (via SOSFanta).

“We’ve invested and also sold a lot. We’re happy. The pitch will say whether we did well or not. I realized the deal was about to come together when Atalanta opened the door. Our perseverance was rewarded.”

Giuntoli touted the relationship with new coach Thiago Motta.

“I think it’s normal to have a good rapport with the gaffer, but there’s great collaboration inside the whole team.”

Giuntoli touched on the criticism concerning the use of the Next Gen talents, as the brass cashed in on several of them to finance their acquisitions.

“There’s great work and big investments behind it. The truth is that you need the right mix of youth and experience. The transfer market has many dynamics, and we can’t keep every player. That needs to be taken into consideration.”

The exec remains hopeful about some last-minute departures of their misfits.

“The window is still open in a few countries, and we’re looking for solutions. We’ll see.”

Finally, Giuntoli addressed his side’s fiery start but pumped the brakes.

“It’s important to have lofty expectations, but then sometimes reality differs from them. We’ll have a lot of matches and competitions, and there’ll be ups and downs. We must be balanced. Let’s focus game after game and give our best.”