The agent of young starlet Sebastian Giovinco has warned Juventus that his client needs to play regularly, and that this is a serious issue holding up contract negotiations. Giovinco's future at the club has been called into question in recent weeks.
Giovinco is regarded as one of Europe’s best young talents, but his future at Juventus has been called into question due to problems over the renewal of his contract.
The major sticking point has been Juve’s refusal to meet the 21-year-old’s €1m a year salary demands. However, Giovinco’s agent Andrea D’Amico has also now declared that his client needs to be playing more first team football after he was left on the bench for the entirety of the first Serie A game of the season against Fiorentina.
"He needs to play with some continuity, there is no doubt," D'Amico told Radio Kiss Kiss.
“This is a question in the contract that is still under negotiation. It is not just a problem of figures, but also of certainty about the future. Giovinco is young but he is already desperate to play as many matches as possible."
Arsenal have been heavily linked with making a January transfer bid for Giovinco, leading to fears among fans that the player could be sold.
However, D’Amico insists that despite the contract uncertainty, Juventus believe in the player, and that this feeling is reciprocal.
“Juventus believe in him and vice versa,” he stated.
“The project of the Bianconeri club is ambitious and Sebastian knows that he has many champions in front of him. It will be up to [coach] Claudio Ranieri to manage his technical potential.”
Giovinco will be hoping that he is offered some time on the pitch when Juventus take on Udinese this weekend in Turin.
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