Juventus at Club World Cup: Locatelli in doubt, chance for Douglas Luiz

Manuel Locatelli trained with the group yesterday in West Virginia, in the Juventus retreat in Greenbrier where he is preparing for his debut at the Club World Cup, tomorrow night at 3:XNUMX Italian time against the Emirati team Al-Ain in Washington. The captain's recovery is not a given for his debut, also in view of the series of commitments in the competition. This is why – strange as life is – there is a chance in midfield for Douglas Luiz, Mister 51 million who currently represents one of the Juventus players most likely to leave in the summer. The Brazilian has several clubs in the Premier League who admire him, where he had also shone for a long time with Aston Villa.

The doubt over Loca also relaunches the playing chances of Koopmeiners, who Tudor seems to want to bet on after a less than memorable season also marked by ailments.

The ballot for the central striker remains, with kolo muani slightly favored over Vlahovic. The Serbian is at the center of market rumors, and his permanence in Turin would only be possible with a reduction in his salary, now equal to twelve million euros net per season. Sporting's hunt for Gyokeres for the attack is tied to the Juventus destinies of the Serbian and Kolo.

There will be a female referee for the debut of the Juventus at the Club World Cup. The American Bulls I think has in fact been designated and the trio will be all female and will have Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt as assistants.