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Juventus forward Moise Kean's brother has reassured the club's supporters the youngster plans to sign a new contract with the Bianconeri. Kean, 16, became the first player born in the new millennium to play in Serie A and in the Champions League over the past week and his stock is already rising. He is represented by agent Mino Raiola, whose reputation for moving his players around has already prompted speculation about where Kean could play in the future. However, Giovanni Kean, who plays in Italy's fifth division for FBC Finale 1908, told La Gazzetta dello Sport: "He will be at Juve and he will be a great No. 9 like [Gonzalo] Higuain. "Juve fans can rest assured -- Raiola does not want to take him away. In fact, if he had wanted to do that he already would have, maybe at the start when Juve didn't realise how good he really is and [Raiola] did. "He then asked for a fair deal for him, which was found, and very soon he will put his name on a contract." Giovanni compared his brother to former Juventus players Thierry Henry and Carlos Tevez, although he said former Inter and AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli, now with Nice, is his idol. "He's a panther like Henry and he has the determination that reminds me of Tevez," he said. "That comes from his really ferocious desire to have the ball. If somebody else has it, he chases them to get it off them. In front of goal, on the other hand, he's like Mario [Balotelli]. "Balotelli is his idol but I can assure you that on the field of play they are different. Moise sacrifices himself and he's very generous because that is the way Juve have taught him to be. They have turned him into a beast, forging his mind -- he's at the right club to burst onto the scene." Right now, he is keeping his feet firmly on the ground, however. "History is full of talented players at 16 who disappeared when they were 18," he said. "That is why Moise knows he has not done anything yet. He needs to work with his usual intensity, seriousness and humbleness. "If he behaves well, hopefully he can help fight racism and fear, convincing people to support him as he is 200 percent Italian. "Moise has taken advantage of the absences [of Paulo Dybala and Marko Pjaca], but I don't know if he will stay in the first team. It will depend on his efforts, but don't judge him by his age. Ever since he was at the oratory, he has been used to playing with people older than him. In fact, he needs this to raise his own bar and be measured with the best around. "Maybe he will drop back into the youth team, but he gets on well with the big ones. He has fun with [Stefano] Sturaro and loves Dybala and Pjaca." Giovanni also discussed the difficult childhood he and his brother had endured. "Moise has seen things that a child should never see," Giovanni said. "It was not an easy childhood. Our father left us and built a new family for himself. He was absent for years, calling maybe once every four months and not showing us any affection when we needed it. "That's not how you do things. You can get separated, but your children are always your children and not toys. My mother's a nurse and she would jump through hoops to make sure we got everything we needed. Moise would be left alone in the afternoon and he would suffer, but football helped him. "He would come with me to the oratory. He was tiny and he'd just kick the ball against a wall, with his left and his right foot. Sometimes I would give in and let him play with us. He was a little devil who always wanted the ball. "Yes, exactly -- he always wants the ball. He's got a physical need for it which is even stronger now. Two weeks ago, when people already knew who he was, he came home and went to the same oratory and kicked the ball against the wall, left and right foot, like he always used to."
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