Juventus: Höwedes, for redemption need 25 appearances

So far, the defender has already lost a total of 16 official matches during the season: 11 championships, 4 Champions League, one Super Cup.

Benedikt Höwedes's contractual situation places the same German defender in the conditions of having to "wager" somehow on himself. In the sense that Höwedes arrived at the end of August in Turin through a loan with redemption right. But to exercise this contractual option automatically, as it is possible to read in the official press release, it is necessary to reach a precise number of official matches throughout the season: "Juventus has the right to acquire the player definitively from first July 2018, or will be required to do so if the player disputes at least 25 official matches during the 2017/2018 season. "

So far, the defender has already lost a total of 16 official matches during the season: 11 championships, 4 Champions League, one of Supercoppa. It is true that the vintage is usually very long on all possible fronts, however, the seasonal "taximeter" runs fast and Höwedes must gain confidence and hence space within the defense hierarchies. Nothing would in any case ban the Bianconero club, if necessary, to redeem the German even if it did not reach the 25 attendance. But the operation would cost another 13 million to be added to the 3.5 already spent on the loan. Careful evaluations, therefore, will be indispensable.