Milan and Juventus eye France U21 talented goalkeeper Lester

AC Milan and Juventus, the two major Italian football giants, have set their sights on French star goalkeeper Guillaume Rest. The 20-year-old Toulouse goalkeeper has become the focus of the transfer market with his solid performance this season.

Many sources confirmed that the AC Milan technical team is evaluating Lester as a reserve candidate for the future goalkeeper position. The club believes that the characteristics of the France U21 international are similar to Maignan and lists him as a key inspection target. The Rossoneri management hopes to prepare for the goalkeeper position, and Lester and Fenerbahce goalkeeper Artubolu appear on the priority list.

The Bianconeri’s supplementary plan Despite the introduction of Di Gregorio this season, Juventus continues to pay attention to potential European goalkeepers. New sporting director Comolli is particularly familiar with Lester, having promoted the young goalkeeper to the first team during his time at Toulouse. It is reported that Juventus management internally regards the 188cm tall left-footed goalkeeper as an important potential signing and does not rule out the possibility of bringing him to Turin.

Key season statistics:

played 10 times in the league this season, contributed 23 saves

save success rate of 60.5%, completed 4 clean sheets

prevented expected goals value +0.3, and made no mistakes resulting in conceding a goal

Averaged 5.6 successful long passes per game, with a long pass success rate of 39%.

The scouting systems of the two clubs continue to track this young goalkeeper who is favored by the industry. His excellent saving ability and precise long passing skills are attracting the attention of more and more top clubs.

(Lu Xiaoqing)