After failing to sign Emre Can from Liverpool last year, Juventus secured the midfielder’s services on a free transfer in the summer.
The Merseyside club tried to persuade the German international to sign an extension at Anfield, which was rejected by the 24-year-old, and in June he completed a switch to the Turin club and signed a four-year deal with Massimo Allegri’s side.
Former Bayern Munich defender Jurgen Kohler suggested it was the right decision for his compatriot to make a switch to Italy, but he also said that wanting to earn more was the reason for the player leaving the Premier League club and join the Serie A winners.
“All players who say otherwise do not tell the truth. In 1991, I also left Bayern [for Juventus] because I could earn more money.”
The former Bayer Leverkusen man received a signing-on fee of €16m, which will be paid to him over the next two financial years. According to Gazzetta dello Sport via the Mirror, Can will earn €5m-a-year at the Allainz Stadium.
