Souness slams Everton striker Kean: Why did Juventus sell?

Football
2 Sep 2019 • 9:52 PM MYT
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Liverpool legend Graeme Souness has slammed Everton striker Moise Kean.

Souness was speaking ahead of the Toffees' 3-2 win over Wolves at Goodison.

He said on Sky Sports: "At 19, why have they sold him? Personally, slight alarm bell going off in my head.

"Juventus are arguably the biggest club in Italy, wealthiest club in Italy. Given that they've got an older strike force, you're selling a 19-year-old, who won't be hurting you wage-wise.

"They've not got 100m-plus for him. I think there'll be other issues there.

"I don't know if Juve have a buy-back clause. If they don't then that will tell you they're happy to see him out the door. At 19.

"It doesn't make any common sense if you're Juventus.

"It's as if they're like, 'Go on, we don't care how good he's going to be, you can take him'.

"Which would suggest off the field activities are not the best.

"It's a bit like Adebayor here [Arsenal]. He was 25, just about to enter his best years and Wenger sold him to City.

"Right away you're thinking, 'He's not selling him because he's not a very good football player.

"It's because there's something not quite right with him.

"And that's how it turned out to be, because that was a boy who had all the talent you could ever wish for but didn't do it."