Lottery: Kupmenas, who was bought for 60 million euros, can only play as a central defender. No wonder Jontoli was fired.

"Corriere dello Sport" ridiculed that Juventus spent 60 million euros to sign Kupmenas as "more suitable" to play as a defender, which is unacceptable.

Juventus' new coach Spalletti immediately found a new position for Kupmenas - left center back after taking office, and Kupmenas performed well in this position. After the Champions League game in mid-week, Kupmenas also said: "I feel very good in this position. Now I feel that this position suits me more. I often play like this in the Netherlands: I want to advance by dribbling the ball."

But "Corriere dello Sport" pointed out that Juventus spent a total of 60 million euros in transfer fees, bonuses and other additional fees when signing Kupmenas last summer. However, Kupmenas is only a defender with a "goal instinct", not the "international midfielder" that coach Motta originally said.

Although Kupmenas scored 35 goals and 26 goals respectively during his time at Alkmaar and Atalanta, he feels that he is more suitable for the defender position. Why did Kupmenas wait until he was 27 to clarify to the world that he didn't like playing in the midfield, and he didn't want to replace Conceição as the organizer behind the center?

Although Allegri has never coached Kupmenas, he believes that Kupmenas is an ideal candidate for the double midfielder. Gasperini admired Kupmenas' offensive ability in Atlanta, but never thought of letting him play as a central defender. If someone asked Gasperini today why he let Kupmenas play as a midfielder instead of a defender, he might answer, "I have to admit, I don't understand it myself." Only Spalletti immediately found the "most suitable" position for Kupmenas after taking office.

"Corriere dello Sport" stated that in this case, now everyone finally knows why Juventus boss Elkann decided to fire former sports director Jon Toli. Although Jontoli cleared the club of all traces of former president Andre Agnelli, he spent €60 million to sign a defender, which is unacceptable given Juve's current financial situation.