Koni de Winter is looking forward to facing Juventus when his loan club Empoli visit the Bianconeri tomorrow.
Juve sent the defender on loan to Gli Azzurri at the start of this season so he can gain valuable first-team experience.
He has enjoyed playing time with them which fulfills the goal of the club and the player and he will return to Turin for this match.
Italian league regulations do not prevent players on loan from facing their parent club and De Winter hopes to be picked to start the game.
He already has five league games under his belt ahead of this one and would face Dusan Vlahovic if he started.
However, the 20-year-old is undeterred, saying that the Serb is as strong as he is. However, there is one Juve player he fears more.
He said via Calciomercato:
“Dusan is strong in everything. But I think I’m also strong, so it will be a good challenge for me. Who to fear? Mmh… The first that comes to mind is Rabiot: if you give him space to start the ball at the foot, with the progression of him he can jump ”
Juve FC says
De Winter has shown great promise in our youth team and is proving to be a great talent on loan at Empoli.
If he continues to do well, Max Allegri will select him to wear black and white in the near future.
But for this game, we expect him to be on the losing side because we have to secure all the points.
