Turkiye coach Vincenzo Montella is content material with the progress Kenan Yildiz is making on all ranges.
The 19-year-old earned a promotion to the primary Juventus crew this season, and was one of many few vivid notes in an excessively underwhelming marketing campaign for the membership. {The teenager} has now cemented himself as an everyday starter for his nationwide crew.
Due to this fact, the younger attacker was in motion final night time on the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium as Turkiye took on Italy in a pleasant contest that led to a stalemate.
Whereas he couldn’t fairly replicate the heroics he produced in his earlier go to to Bologna – when he sparked a memorable Juventus comeback – Montella nonetheless had phrases of reward for the immensely proficient teenager.
“In comparison with September, when he made his Turkiye debut and was not but enjoying for Juve, I discovered him even stronger bodily,” stated the Roma and Sampdoria legend in his post-match press convention through Tuttosport.
“He’s a contemporary, full footballer however he’s nonetheless 19, he can nonetheless enhance in all elements, similar to in managing moments of the match.
“Kenan is already doing nice at current and has a vivid future forward of him. Being this mature at his age will not be straightforward, so I hope he maintains it.”
Yildiz signed for Juventus in 2022 after spending 10 years at Bayern Munich’s academy. His contract with the Bianconeri is legitimate till June 2027 after signing a renewal at first of the season.
