Andrea Pirlo completes his first piece of business as Juventus manager with Italian giants signing Schalke midfielder Weston McKennie on a season-long loan for £4m with the option to complete a permanent switch for £23m

Schalke midfielder Weston McKennie has officially signed for Juventus on a season-long loan for £4million. 

Juve will have the option to buy McKennie for £16m -payable in three years - at the end of the season, but should the 22-year-old play 60 per cent of their competitive games the club will be obliged to take him on full-time.

McKennie could acquire a further £6m in performance-related bonuses, bringing his transfer total up to £23m. 

Schalke midfielder Weston McKennie has officially signed for Juventus on loan for £4million

 Juve will also have the option to buy McKennie for a total of £18m at the end of the season

McKennie travelled from Gelsenkirchen to Turin to undergo a medical on his 22nd birthday before signing 24 hours later.

McKennie will become the first American in the Bianconeri shirt after impressing in his 91 appearances for Schalke. 

In the last two seasons, McKennie has established himself as the youngest Schalke player to have delivered the most amount of assists, while also scoring five goals himself.  

McKennie travelled from Gelsenkirchen to Turin to undergo a medical on his 22nd birthday

Juve signed McKennie impressing in his 91 appearances for Schalke, scoring five goals

McKennie previously played in the Champions League for Schalke in the 2018-19 season and will be back in that competition this campaign.

Alongside Daniel Caligiuri, the 22-year-old has been one of most utilised midfielder at Schalke. 

Newcastle and Southampton were interested in signing McKennie, but he was intrigued by the prospect of joining Juventus.