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Juventus are not only the biggest club in the Serie A, but have also stamped their name as one of the biggest sides in Europe over the years. En route to winning numerous trophies both domestically and across the continent, Juventus have recruited and fielded some of the world's best players.
With player transfers being an integral part of modern-day football, Juventus have established themselves as one of the most prudent clubs in the world. The Old Lady specialises in acquiring players approaching the very end of their contracts, getting them for little to no cost.
Since that method of transfer cannot be utilised at all times, Juventus have also had to pay for the services of certain players but have missed the mark on a couple of occasions.
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The Turin side put a lot of thought into the players they bring to the club. However, a few players ended up looking like misfits at Juventus or were prematurely let go for various reasons. On that note, let's take a look at five transfer mistakes by Juventus.
#5 Joao Cancelo (Juventus to Manchester City)
Joao Cancelo joined Juventus in 2018 for a whooping €40m and quickly cemented himself as the starting right-back at the club under Massimiliano Allegri. The Portuguese defender ended the campaign strongly, winning the Serie A and the Italian Super Cup.
However, after one season at the Allianz Stadium, Cancelo was surprisingly on the move to Premier League giants Manchester City after Juventus agreed to a swap deal plus cash that saw Danilo head the other way.
Indeed, Danilo cannot be categorized as a 'bad' player; he has been significantly inferior to Cancelo in terms of quality, though.
While Cancelo was an assured starter at Juventus, Danilo was barely a squad player, starting only nine league games for Manchester City the season prior to his Juventus move.
Both players have achieved success at their respective clubs. However, it was quite perplexing to see Juventus letting Joao Cancelo leave in the first place.
#4 Marko Pjaca (Dinamo Zagreb to Juventus)
Juventus signed Marko Pjaca from Dinamo Zagreb in 2016 for €23m, a record sale for the Croatian side at the time. Pjaca was just 21 years of age when he signed for Juventus after impressing at Dinamo Zagreb with 28 goals across two seasons.
After his arrival at Juventus, though, Pjaca suffered several injuries, which hampered his progress at the club.
The Croatian, deemed surplus to requirements, has been shipped out on numerous loan deals. He has played for the likes of Schalke, Fiorentina and Anderlecht and is now on his fourth loan spell at Genoa.
The 25-year-old' Pjaca's contract with Juventus expires this summer. But after making just 21 outings in five years at Juventus, there is no doubt both parties could be looking to part ways with each other.
#3 Diego (Werder Bremen to Juventus)
Juventus signed Diego from Werder Bremen in 2009 for about €25m after the Brazilian impressed at the Bundesliga club for three seasons.
The midfielder scored 54 goals during his time at Bremen, winning multiple individual accolades, including the Bundesliga Player of the Season award in his debut campaign.
Arriving at Juventus to fill in for the retiring Pavel Nedved, Diego soon got down to work. He had an assist and two goals to his name in his first two league games. However, his sensational form at Juventus petered out rather too quickly. Falling out with then-manager Ciro Ferrara soon sealed his fate, as he was placed on the transfer list months after joining the club.
Diego scored just seven goals in his 44 appearances for the Turin club before moving back to Germany to join Wolfsburg for nearly half the price Juventus paid for his services.
In reality, Diego's Juventus spell all but heralded a downward spiral in what could have been a very promising career.
#2 Moise Kean (Juventus to Everton)
Moise Kean was promoted to Juventus' first team in the 2016-17 season after scoring 24 goals in 25 games for the youth team in the previous campaign.
However, as he did not get much game-time, Kean was sent out on loan. That came after he became the youngest player (16 years) to make their Juventus debut.
The Italian striker returned to Turin after a season-long loan at Verona. He came alive in Juventus' famous black and white, scoring seven goals in just six starts.
Kean established himself as one of Europe's most promising talents, and many expected Juventus to do everything possible to keep him. However, at the end of the campaign, he was shockingly sold to Everton for €27.5m, where he has endured a torrid spell.
He is currently on loan at PSG. The 21-year-old has picked himself under Mauricio Pochettino, scoring 15 goals in 29 games for the French club.
#1 Nicklas Bendtner (Sunderland to Juventus)
Nicklas Bendtner's deadline day move to Juventus from Sunderland in 2012 was something close to a FIFA career mode transfer, as it left many scratching their heads as to why and how it happened.
In his defence, Bendtner scored a moderate eight goals for Sunderland the season before. But that shouldn't have been enough for him to secure a loan move to a European powerhouse like Juventus.
The Dane was hardly used at Juventus as his playing time was limited due to injuries.
Even when he was injured, Bendtner was involved in some off-field controversies.
At the end of his loan spell in Turin, he had made only 11 appearances for the Turin club and scored no goals.
Despite having an option to buy in his contract, Juventus expectedly declined to do so, prompting further questions why the Dane was signed in the first place.
