Juventus linked with Cesena youngster Stiven Shpendi

Juventus are looking to add to their youth team and have got their sights set on Cesena starlet Stiven Shpendi. The Bianconeri are continuing to monitor interesting youth prospects, even in the minor leagues and not just for the NextGen project.

La Gazzetta dello Sport report that the latest name to arrive on the desks of the Continassa market men is that of Stiven Shpendi, a 2003-born striker on loan from Cesena. Born in Ancona, but Albanian by nationality, he is twin brother of Cristian, also a forward and also at Cesena. The newspaper write:

“Stiven, however, definitely shone in the last Serie C championship, scoring 12 goals in 29 games, despite not starting all the time and confirming the good things he had already shown in the previous season in Primavera 2 (23 goals in 20 games and winning the championship). Shpendi has also already scored with Albania Under-21, with whom he already boasts four appearances. But what kind of striker is he? At 181 centimeters tall, he can play both as an target man and as a second striker or outside forward. In fact, he loves to receive and carry the ball even far from the goal, although he does not lack the flair for goal as a pure ‘bomber’. In short, he is a complete footballer, despite his young age. Not surprisingly, he already has the eyes of half of Serie A on him. And now Juve’s as well.”