Vieri: ‘Juve should have done more to sign Icardi’

Former striker Christian Vieri said Juventus should have signed Mauro Icardi over Moise Kean this summer. ‘It’s easy for Icardi to score 20 goals’.

Juventus’ leading goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo left the Allianz Stadium and re-joined Manchester United this summer.

The Old Lady brought back Kean from Everton, but Vieri felt the club should have ‘done more’ to sign former Inter striker Icardi from Paris Saint-Germain.

“Before Ronaldo left, I had said that Juventus’ attack is stronger,” Vieri told La Gazzetta dello Sport. “Juve were stronger. Now, I put Inter in front.

“Cristiano’s 25 to 30 goals are gone, those who said it wasn’t going well will be happy. When Ronaldo leaves, there are no better options.

“But someone else must score the goals he scored. I don’t think Kean will be able to get that many, but I think it’s right to give him a whole championship to judge him.

“Icardi is someone who plays little for the team, but he’s a finished by trade, it’s easy for him to score 20 goals. Since there’s a need for those 20 goals, maybe I would have done more to get him.

“But in the market, it’s not always possible to do what seems best.”