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| Denis Zakaria of Juventus during a training session at JTC on September 1, 2022 in Turin, Italy. |
Juventus have
loaned Switzerland midfielder Denis Zakaria to Chelsea until the end of the
season, the two clubs announced on Friday.
In a statement Juve
said Zakaria, who only joined the Serie A club in January, goes to Chelsea on
loan for three million euros (USD 2.99 million) plus "bonuses up to a
maximum of one million euros upon achievement of agreed sporting
objectives".
Juve added that Chelsea
had the right to buy the 25-year-old for 28 million euros with add-ons of up to
five million euros "upon achievement of further performance
objectives".
Zakaria's contract with
Juve doesn't expire until 2026 but he has found himself not a part of coach
Massimiliano Allegri's plans as Juve have added Paul Pogba and Leandro Paredes
to their midfield this summer and failed to offload Adrien Rabiot to Manchester
United.
The emergence of
exciting youngster Fabio Miretti pushed Zakaria, who has 40 caps for his
country, further down the pecking order.
On Thursday Juve also
sent out on loan Brazilian Arthur Melo, who goes to another Premier League side
in Liverpool until the end of this campaign.
