Kenan Yildiz wins Goal of the Month as Juventus plan for future | OneFootball

Kenan Yildiz won the Serie A Goal of the Month award and Juventus are trying to ensure they lock down the Turkish talent from Premier League approaches.

The 19-year-old was born and raised in Germany, but opted to represent the country of his parents at international level.

A product of the Bayern Munich youth academy, he was poached by Juve as a free agent in the summer of 2022 and worked his way up to wearing their iconic Number 10 jersey.

Yildiz has six goals and five assists in 33 competitive appearances for the Bianconeri this season, including his solo strike in the Derby della Mole against Torino, which was today named Serie A Goal of the Month for January.

Kenan Yildiz wins Serie A Goal of the Month

His contract was only recently extended in August 2024 and runs to June 2029, but that hasn’t stopped multiple Premier League teams like Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City from dreaming of snatching him away.

According to Calciomercato.com and La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus would only be prepared to listen if an offer arrived worth at least €80m.

TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 02: Randal Kolo Muani of Juventus celebrates with teammate Kenan Yildiz after scoring his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between Juventus and Empoli at Allianz Stadium on February 02, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Meanwhile, IlBianconero.com reports that Yildiz’s parents were spotted at dinner in Turin with legendary agent Jorge Mendes, suggesting the player could soon sign up with the Portuguese mover and shaker.

Juventus might be content with this development, as they consider him ‘reliable’ and doubt he would push Yildiz down the same path that prompted Paulo Dybala to leave as a free agent.