'Golovin has talent for Juventus’ | Football Italia
Former Juventus midfielder Sergei Aleinikov says Aleksandr Golovin “has everything” but “let’s see him at a much higher level”.
The Bianconeri have been linked with the Russian international, who impressed against Saudi Arabia in Thursday’s Wrold Cup opener.
“He has the talent for a great team, but that alone isn’t enough,” Aleinikov warned, speaking to Gazzetta dello Sport.
“Before defining him as strong or very strong, let’s see him at a much higher level than against Saudi Arabia, or in a great team like Juventus, who are right to be looking at him.
“He has everything, but there are many factors which can lead to a player exploding. He needs time to adapt to a different environment.
“You can’t change your judgement if it doesn’t go well in the first few months. If [Michel] Platini struggled then so could Golovin…
“Juve have a great midfield with [Miralem] Pjanic in the middle and there isn’t much space. Let’s say though that he’s a universal midfielder, strong in attack but also in defence.
“If he goes I’d tell him to learn Italian right away and
be careful with journalists.”
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Capello: 'Golovin worthy of Juve’ | Football Italia
Fabio Capello believes Aleksandr Golovin is “worthy of Juventus” but warns “when these players go outside Russia they have trouble adapting”.
The former Bianconeri Coach was also in charge of the Russian national team from 2012 until 2015, and he was asked for his opinion on the Juve target.
“Golovin is worthy of Juventus,” Capello said on Radio Anch’io Sport.
“He has the right grit and a lot of quality. The problem is that when these players go outside Russia they have trouble adapting.
“Until now they haven’t shown what they have in Russia when they go outside of their own borders. We’ll see for Golovin.”
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Juve can close with CSKA
Golovin, the turning point
Today or tomorrow new talks with the Russians: Marotta (who already has a deal with the player) can convince them by offering a percentage of a future transfer