According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus management has just over 24 hours to find a striker. Carnevali, Massara, and Ottolini are working frantically to identify a new center forward for Spalletti.

For this deal to succeed, Jonathan David must move to Atlético Madrid on loan with an option to buy, and the two sides are genuinely close to an agreement. His potential replacements—Zirkzee or Isak, the latter of whom has agreed personal terms with the player and the club is negotiating with Newcastle—will also arrive on loan. Juventus has spent over 100 million euros on transfers for Lukumi, Arabegovic, Kolo Muani, and Isak, but has recouped little from outgoing players, with all of these moves involving loans.

Since the end of last season, Spalletti has told management he wants Kolo Muani to stay and also wants to keep Vlahovic; however, the latter refused to extend his contract and subsequently moved to Besiktas as a free agent.

This stems from Spalletti having long since discarded two other forwards in the squad: David and Openda. The Juventus coach has repeatedly criticized the Canadian forward for lacking fighting spirit and failing to pose enough of a threat in the box, and has consistently believed that, given his attributes, he is better suited as a secondary striker rather than a center forward.

In his last chance before Parma, Spalletti benched him in favor of Kolo Muani. That effort failed, and the loud jeers at the Allianz Stadium made it clear to David that it was time for a change of scenery.

Zirkzee's advantage is his familiarity with Serie A, and his salary fits within Juventus's budget at around 3.5 million euros. Moreover, he could form a partnership with Kolo Muani. Frankly, he is not a traditional box-filling center forward, but rather a player who can link play as a focal point, creating space for midfielders and wide players to advance. On the other hand, Manchester United hopes to replicate the "Hojlund model," which involves a high-value loan with certain guarantees to ensure the player does not return to his original club next year.

The 1.98-meter tall German giant with fashionable hair joined Newcastle for 80 million euros last year after an impressive showing at the European U21 Championship. His performance last season was disappointing, with just 11 goals in 51 appearances, but his physical attributes could make a difference in Serie A. Importantly, he has agreed personal terms with the player, and the club is willing to accept a high-value loan with an option to buy. However, like Zirkzee, he is not a true number 9, but rather an attacking midfielder who prefers to drop deep to receive the ball and distribute it. Despite his impressive height, he has scored just 6 headed goals throughout his professional career.

The Norwegian forward was considered one of the prime candidates from the start of this summer's transfer window. At that time, transfer matters were still being handled by former CEO Comolli, and Juventus hoped to find a physically strong center forward to partner with Rafael Muani, as requested by Spalletti. Initially, the club attempted to bundle this deal with the purchase of Nico González, but later pursued it separately. However, Atlético Madrid's asking price of up to 40 million euros proved too high and ultimately prevented the deal from going through. For the same reason, a potential deal for David would be difficult to revive on the agenda, as his move to Madrid would only be a loan.

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