Rabiot focused on turning Juve´s fortunes around rather than his future

Adrien Rabiot is unsure about his future as he tries to “drag” Juventus back into form following a poor start to the season.

Rabiot’s contract expires at the end of the season and there appears to be no sign of him signing a new one.

The France midfielder was linked with Manchester United during the last transfer window, but a deal reportedly fell through before the Red Devils signed Casemiro from Real Madrid.

Juve are eighth in Serie A after a 2-0 defeat to champions Milan at San Siro on Saturday and face a battle to qualify for the Champions League round of 16, with the pressure on head coach Massimiliano Allegri.

The Bianconeri got up and running in Group H by beating Maccabi Haifa last week to sit four points behind Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica, Rabiot scoring twice in a 3-1 victory.

Rabiot says his focus is on turning Juve’s fortunes around ahead of the return fixture against Maccabi at Sammy Ofer Stadium on Tuesday.

“I feel important for the team, but I think we all are,” he said. “Everyone has an important role. Right now I feel good, I’m trying to drag the team and do my best to help my team-mates.

“I don’t know about the future. There are other things to think about now. I’m focused on the pitch, getting out of this difficult moment. Then we’ll see what happens.”

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The former PSG man says it is difficult to explain why the Turin giants have failed to live up to expectations so far this season.

He added: “We are always talking, even when we win. If I had known what was wrong it would have been easy.

“We have to solve the problems on the pitch, we have a good group. We work well in training and we must try to do what we do in training then in the match.”