Axel Witsel responded to the failed Juventus move from Zenit on deadline day. “The longer the wait, the bigger the reward.”
The Belgium international was released from duty with his country to undergo a medical in Turin on Tuesday night.
He then waited in the Juventus HQ for a reported 13 hours, but the all-clear from his club Zenit never came.
Axel Witsel responded to the failed Juventus move from Zenit on deadline day. “The longer the wait, the bigger the reward.”
The Belgium international was released from duty with his country to undergo a medical in Turin on Tuesday night.
He then waited in the Juventus HQ for a reported 13 hours, but the all-clear from his club Zenit never came.
The two clubs had agreed terms for €18m plus €3m in bonuses, then the Russian outfit refused to release him until it was too late to complete the transfer.
“The longer the wait, the bigger the reward. Live goes on,” wrote Witsel on Twitter this afternoon.
His contract is due to expire on June 30 2017, so Juventus can negotiate a free transfer with him from January, to be enacted next summer.
His message seems to imply that is precisely what he will do in order to join the Bianconeri eventually.