Ranking the 5 players Juventus will be most dependent on this season
Following the disappointment of finishing only fourth and relinquishing the Scudetto in limp fashion, Juventus are looking to revive themselves in the upcoming season.
Having already begun their pre-season with back-to-back victories and recalled some of their loan players, the club's preparations are in full-swing.
Massimiliano Allegri is back at the club too, having guided the side to 11 titles in his first spell. He will now be hoping for more success, following a period of disappointment in the club's intervening two years.
The Bianconeri kick-start their league campaign in under two weeks from now with a trip to Udinese.
But ahead of their season-opener, let's look at the
5 players Juventus are likely to depend on the most in the upcoming season:
#5 Wojciech Szczesny
Wojciech Szczesny has certainly been the most underrated player in all of Juve's title successes since 2017.
Initially an understudy for Gianluigi Buffon, the Polish custodian successfully instated himself as the number one choice goalkeeper from his second season onwards.
He's been a highly reliable figure in the defense, making crucial stops to deny clear goalscoring opportunities to opposition teams whilst also distributing the ball superbly.
In 104 league games with the Bianconeri, the former Arsenal goalkeeper has conceded only 94 times and kept 39 clean sheets, even winning the 'goalkeeper of the year' award for the 2019/20 season in Serie A.
Juventus obviously boast a stoic backline but also need the last line of their defense to be in top shape to win games.
#4 Arthur Melo
Arthur's €72 million transfer from Barcelona hasn't beared as much fruit as Juventus would've liked. He'll only turn 25 this week, so he still has time to turn everything around and prove his worth to the club.
A visionary player with unmatched spatial intelligence, the Brazilian is difficult to dispossess when on the ball and uses his dribbling skills to stretch opposition defenses wide.
He's very talented but took some time to acclimatize to new surroundings, although he showed signs of settling in towards the end of the campaign.
Now, with the ambition of climbing back to the pinnacle of Italian football running high, Arthur's midfield nous will be needed more than ever.