Moise Kean got here in for harsh criticism at Juventus, so says Weston McKennie, who’s unsurprised to see the striker thriving at Fiorentina.
Kean left Juve to affix Fiorentina in the summertime, and has since scored 9 targets in 15 Serie A video games for the Viola.
The 24-year-old, who has additionally had spells at Everton and Paris Saint-Germain in current seasons, is Serie A’s third-highest scorer this season and is netting each 127 minutes on common.
And his former club-mate McKennie all the time thought Kean would show his doubters flawed at Fiorentina, who’re flying excessive in fourth place in Serie A.
“No, I’m not stunned,” McKennie mentioned of Kean in an interview with CBS, as quoted by IlBianconero.
“I spoke to him on the telephone earlier than the final Coppa Italia match.
“He has all the suitable credentials, that’s, he’s a beast, he has power, he has pace, he has high quality, he has the flexibility to do all the pieces.”
McKennie additionally feels Kean was not handed sufficient probabilities to indicate his high quality at Juve, the place he was a bit-part participant beneath Massimiliano Allegri.
McKennie added: “He simply wanted a coach or somebody who believed in him and gave him confidence and minutes within the sport and introduced out that aspect of him. I’m not stunned in any respect that he’s having this type of season. I informed him to remain on this monitor as a result of he deserves it.
“When he was right here there have been lots of people who doubted him and lots of people in opposition to him. It was a bit unfair.
“Simply because he’s a striker and he has to attain targets, however it’s troublesome to try this whenever you come on within the final 10 minutes of each sport.”
Juve, whose gamers got here beneath criticism from their followers following a 2-2 draw with Venezia on Sunday, face Cagliari within the Coppa Italia spherical of 16 on Tuesday.
