Juventus coach Max Allegri has defended the departures of Denis Zakaria and Arthur Melo.
Zakaria moved to Chelsea and Arthur to Liverpool on deadline day. Juve also signed PSG midfielder Leandro Paredes during the week.
“Paredes arrived with a lot of enthusiasm,” he told reporters. “He is an important player who increases the quality level of our midfield with Manuel Locatelli, Nicolo Fagioli and Fabio Miretti. The club’s objective was to keep young players not just to make up the numbers, but because they are ready to play.
“We are waiting for the return of Pogba, while there are players with different characteristics like Rabiot and Weston McKennie. We have shuffled the pack to ensure we have a good mix of different types of players.
“Zakaria had this possibility (to leave). He felt that he didn’t have much space and accepted the opportunity with great enthusiasm. I wish him and Arthur all the best, they are still fine players. We made our choices and they are happy, so we completed the squad as best we could.”
