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Rabiot set to return to Juventus, laughs off ‘strike’ claim
ROME, May 13, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Juventus’s French midfielder Adrien Rabiot
reacted with irony on Wednesday to reports his delay in returning to Turin was
because he was on “strike” in protest at the club cutting wages amid the
coronavirus pandemic.
“When you realise it’s your last day on … STRIKE!” Rabiot wrote on
Instagram, alongside two laughing emojis and a sad-looking photo of himself.
Shortly after, the former Paris Saint-Germain player posted a new image, a
drawing of a small vial on which was written “Newspapers-TV-Press, do not
swallow”.
The 25-year-old, who has spent the two-month coronavirus confinement at his
home on the French Riviera, suggested that he should be back in Turin on
Wednesday.
Italian newspaper La Stampa had claimed that the Frenchman was on “personal
strike” in his Cote d’Azur villa in protest at the club’s decision to cut
wages.
Most foreign Serie A players have now returned to Italy, including Juventus
star Cristiano Ronaldo and AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Italian clubs have been allowed to resume individual training since May 4,
but this has been optional for players.
At Juventus, besides Rabiot, Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain has also yet
to return to northen Italy.
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