Zhegrova also out against Dortmund

Edon Zhegrova confirmed on Thursday that he will miss Juventus’ derby clash against Inter, which will be played on Saturday at 18:00.

A day later, the coach of the Italian giants, Igor Tudor, announced that the Kosovo forward would also miss the match against Dortmund in the Champions League.

The Croatian coach said this at a press conference held on Friday.

He said he was happy that Zhegrova had joined the team, but stressed that he still needed to improve physically.

“I’m happy with the transfer window. Two players have arrived to help us. Openda can help us straight away, but Zhegrova will not be able to help us at the moment because he is coming back after a long time out injured. He needs to fully recover physically. He will not be called up for the next two matches, and then he will gradually be integrated into the team starting with the match against Verona. He is a player with different qualities. Openda comes from one of the strongest leagues and will help us,” Croatian coach Igor Tudor said on Friday.

Lois Openda transferred from Leipzig this summer.

Before Zhegrova and Openda, Juventus also signed forward Jonathan David.

“All three are strong players and I’m happy to have them. So far, we have played with one forward and two attacking midfielders. We have another five or six months of work ahead, and now we need to work hard to get the best out of the quality of the squad at my disposal. This means that sometimes we may play differently, but that takes time. So far, things have gone well, and it’s good to keep going like this,” Tudor said.

Zhegrova transferred from Lille for around 16 million euros on the final day of the summer transfer window, but has not played since December 14 last year. At senior level, Zhegrova has also played for Genk and Basel.