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 hitch Fiorentina in the summertime, and has since scored 9 objectives 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 at all times thought Kean would show his doubters unsuitable at Fiorentina, who’re flying excessive in fourth place in Serie A.
“No, I’m not stunned,” McKennie stated 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 correct credentials, that’s, he’s a beast, he has power, he has pace, he has high quality, he has the power to do every thing.”
McKennie additionally feels Kean was not handed sufficient probabilities to indicate his high quality at Juve, the place he was a bit-part participant underneath Massimiliano Allegri.
McKennie added: “He simply wanted a coach or somebody who believed in him and gave him confidence and minutes within the recreation and introduced out that facet of him. I’m not stunned in any respect that he’s having this sort of season. I advised 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 objectives, however it’s troublesome to do this once you come on within the final 10 minutes of each recreation.”
Juve, whose gamers got here underneath criticism from their followers following a 2-2 draw with Venezia on Sunday, face Cagliari within the Coppa Italia spherical of 16 on Tuesday.
