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Jugovic: Juventus rejecting Chelsea bid heaps pressure on Yildiz

Jugovic: Juventus rejecting Chelsea bid heaps pressure on Yildiz
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Former Juventus striker Vladimir Jugovic admits he's surprised by the decision to reject an offer from Chelsea for Kenan Yildiz.

It emerged this week that Chelsea had a €70m offer for the Turkey midfielder rejected by Juve.

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Jugovic recalled: "When I played, there were no untouchables and we won: I think about the sales of Vieri, Boksic, Zidane... The management, by rejecting Chelsea, placed even more responsibility on Yildiz."

On new signing Jonathan David, Jugovic also told TMW:  "Did he promise 25 goals? I'd even settle for 20 goals and a trophy, because ultimately that's all that matters at Juventus.

"The promise is a demanding one, but I'm optimistic: David has impressive numbers, and in the Champions League, I remember several of his goals against big teams like Juve, Real Madrid, and Atlético."

And on a potential return to Juve for PSG centre-forward Randal Kolo Muani, he added:  "He was at Juventus until the other day, and it's advantageous to start over with him: Tudor knows and appreciates the boy. And the Frenchman is a guarantee, a true international."

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