According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus will begin the 2025-2026 season with nine new players: some were specifically requested by Spalletti, while others were not on the coach's preferred list. The club management and coaching staff have maintained close communication, but a limited budget and delays in player sales have slowed the transfer process. Let's review Juventus's summer operations. It's worth noting that Spalletti successfully brought back Douglas Luiz and Nicolás González; he initially wanted to personally evaluate both returning loan players before deciding to keep them. Mission accomplished.


First, regarding the goalkeeper position, Spalletti's luck wasn't great. In spring, his first choice was Alisson, a goalkeeper who came to Italy during his time at Roma, and Spalletti hoped Alisson would leave Liverpool on a free transfer after his contract expired. That didn't happen. Martínez also failed to join Juventus: Juventus attempted to sign him, but couldn't meet Aston Villa's demands, and Aston Villa subsequently sold him to Chelsea. Ultimately, the management opted to sign Vicario on a free loan from Tottenham Hotspur.

The backup goalkeeper was secured more quickly. After Juventus released Perin to Palermo, they needed to quickly find a backup keeper. Management identified Grabara, available on loan from Wolfsburg, and Carnevali and Spalletti swiftly completed the deal.

The competition for the left-back position best illustrates the "movement" in the summer transfer window: Spalletti initially wanted Robertson from Liverpool, hoping he would join on a free transfer, but this avenue proved difficult and ultimately failed when Tottenham Hotspur secured a Premier League player on similar terms. Thus, sporting director Massara leveraged his long-standing connections to recruit another free agent, Çelik, from Roma.

Everything went smoothly according to plan. Bremer's chosen center-back partner was always Lucumi from Bologna. Subsequently, Juventus had considered bringing Muharemovic back from Sassuolo, but the player ultimately went to Leeds United. Finally, Juventus management successfully secured the Colombian international.

The fuss surrounding Kessié's transfer hasn't fully subsided. Juventus pursued him for some time, but he ultimately joined Atalanta on a free transfer, while Spalletti was very pleased to welcome the Ivorian midfielder released from Al Ahli. Finally, management recruited Senegalese midfielder Pape Sarr from Tottenham Hotspur in the final stages, with a loan deal worth €2.5 million and a conditional mandatory purchase clause.

Behind the striker, Juventus's most surprising recruitment of the summer was also completed by Massara. Spalletti highly valued Brahim Díaz, partly due to his familiarity with Serie A, but during the final days of the Muani transfer, the head of recruitment accelerated a deal to bring talented winger Arafat Nouri from Bayer Leverkusen for €30 million. The Bosnian winger was coveted by half of Europe and is undoubtedly a very promising talent, though less refined than Díaz.

Yes, it took a long time, perhaps too long, but Muani was always the player the coach requested, and Juventus finally brought him to Continassa. The long hunt finally bore the desired fruit, and now fans only hope to see him celebrate as many goals as possible.

Besides Hato, who was quickly brought in from Genoa, this deal is viewed as future-oriented recruitment, while other positions in the attacking line proved more challenging. Initially, Spalletti hoped Vlahović would renew his contract, then the target for a center-forward shifted to Sørloth from Atlético Madrid. However, management ultimately made considerable efforts to recruit Isak on loan from Newcastle United.

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