the promising rise to power of Timothy Weah

This Tuesday, Juventus Turin will travel to LOSC. Cutter of big heads since the start of the season in the Champions League, the northern club acts as a scarecrow and eyes the Old Lady as a future victim. In the Piedmontese ranks, a well-known figure of the Mastiffs is present with Timothy Weah. Son of the illustrious George Weah, 1995 Ballon d'Or winner with AS Monaco, PSG and AC Milan and former president of Liberia, Timothy Weah had pressure on his shoulders. Having played through the PSG youth teams, he had only grabbed a few minutes professionally with the capital club.

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It was finally in 2019 that his career took off. Choosing to join LOSC to benefit from more playing time, the versatile winger was quickly proved right. Recruited for nearly 10 million euros by Lille, he quickly established himself as a recurring starter and contributed to the rise of the residents of the Pierre-Mauroy stadium until the 2020-2021 season at the end of which they won Ligue 1. And after four years of good and loyal service punctuated by six goals and six assists in 94 matches, the very versatile Weah was approached by Juventus Turin. More mature, he therefore decided to join Piedmont in the summer of 2023. Recruited for 11 million euros by the Turin team, Weah arrived in the shoes of a simple clever recruitment which did not necessarily represent great challenges. And after an interesting year of adaptation where he contributed to Juve's return to the Champions League, the American international (42 caps, 6 goals) is shining brightly this season.

Tim Weah's remarkable start to the season with Juventus Turin

Still not considered an irremovable starter in the eyes of Thiago Motta, the New York native seems set to have the best season of his career. Used in a more offensive role than in previous seasons, he also demonstrates that he has certain offensive qualities. Author of three goals and two assists in nine matches and 413 minutes of play, the Turin number 22 is decisive every 83 minutes. The most interesting ratio in the Juve squad. A fanfare debut which can be explained by a perfect assimilation of the game advocated by his new coach, as the person concerned confided in an interview given to The Athletic : «this season is really fun. We play more positive, more offensive football, with more possession. We can definitely score more, but we are doing very well so far. If you look at our games, we are the ones dominating the game most of the time.”

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A performance which logically forces Thiago Motta to make a place for him in the eleven. During the last three days of the championship, Timothy Weah therefore started in a right winger role. A confidence that the former PSG reciprocates well to the former midfielder of the Parisian club. Indeed, scorer against Inter (4-4), the right-hander was a scorer and decisive passer against Parma (2-2). Impressive performances that force Thiago Motta to think even more. Present at a press conference before facing Lille, the Italian technician confided that he was still hesitant about the status of Weah before his return to the North this Tuesday. One thing is certain, whether he starts or comes on, Timothy Weah could cause big problems for his former club as he is walking on water at the moment.

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