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After multiple attempts, Juventus will nab one extra defender in January: Lloyd Kelly from Newcastle United. He’ll be their fourth January reinforcement after Randal Kolo Muani, Renato Veiga, and Alberto Costa.
According to Alfredo Pedullà, the Englishman will join on a €3M season-long loan with a €14M conditioned obligation to buy and €3M add-ons. The likelihood he’ll be bought out automatically is fairly high. The Magpies will also receive 10/15 percent of a future sale.
Juventus negotiated at length with Newcastle United for Kelly during the weekend. The two sides eventually came to terms. He flew to Turin to take the medicals on Sunday.
The Old Lady tested the waters for him earlier in the window but eventually preferred Veiga from Chelsea on a simple loan. They backtracked after Pierre Kalulu got hurt. They initially targeted Kevin Danso and were close to agreeing to a deal with Lens. However, he wasn’t cleared after some physical tests abroad, as he did with Roma last summer. He still transferred, though, moving to Tottenham in a €25M package.
The 26-year-old is on the move again after joining the Magpies as a free agent just six months ago. He logged 14 appearances this campaign, starting 4 times in Premier League play. He was previously a Bournemouth staple for a few years.
Our Take on Juventus and Kelly
He’s not the most inspiring option among those linked to them recently, and he overlaps a little with Veiga, who was decent in his debut, and he won’t be cheap either, but they desperately needed another man. Signing another youngster would have been risky. What happened with Danso is weird, but the bylaws differ from country to country.
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