After Bayern Munich announced they redeemed the rights to Kingsley Coman a few weeks ago, now Juventus has done the same with Mehdi Benatia. The bianconeri also signed the Moroccan defender to a new contract, here's the official announcement
Juventus are pleased to announce that they have exercised the option to make Medhi Benatia’s initial season-long loan from Bayern Munich permanent.
The 30-year-old defender has signed a contract that ties him to the Bianconeri until 30 June 2020.
Composure, strength and positional sense. Benatia has brought all of the above to the Bianconeri party during his debut campaign at the club.
Upon joining from Bayern last summer, the defender hit the ground running with two goals in the pre-season tour of Melbourne and Hong Kong, as he found the net in wins over Tottenham Hotspur and South China.
He would save his best goal for one of the biggest league games this term, as he both started and finished off a fine, flowing move to bury past Gianluigi Donnarumma for the opener in March’s crucial victory over Milan.
That strike ensured the centre-back has now scored in all seven seasons in which he’s played in Europe’s top divisions: Serie A (with Udinese, Roma and Juventus) and the German Bundesliga (with Bayern Munich).
