United States winger Weah indicators 5-year take care of Juventus

TURIN, Italy (AP) – United States winger Tim Weah accomplished a switch to Juventus on Saturday.

The 23-year-old Weah, who’s the son of former FIFA Player of the Year and present Liberian President George Weah, signed a five-year contract with Juventus on the day the switch market opened in Italy.

His father additionally performed in Italy, for AC Milan.

Juventus pays Lille 10.3 million euros ($11.3 million) – in two installments – plus as much as 2.1 million euros ($2.3 million) in bonuses.

Weah has performed for Lille since 2019. Before that he was on mortgage at Celtic from Paris Saint-Germain.

He received three French league titles with PSG and Lille and likewise helped Celtic to the Scottish title.

Weah has performed 31 occasions for the United States, scoring 4 targets. He was a part of the squad that reached the final 16 eventually 12 months’s World Cup in Qatar.

Weah was welcomed by about 100 enthusiastic Juventus followers when he arrived for his medical check on Thursday. Some had been additionally waving American flags.

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