How Juventus could line up after scintillating transfer window

Juventus signed Dusan Vlahovic and Denis Zakaria in the January transfer window and here’s how the Bianconeri could line up starting from the next weekend.

The Bianconeri will host Hellas Verona at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday in their first match after the break.

Juventus brought many reinforcements in January, signing the likes of Dusan Vlahovic on a permanent €80m deal from Fiorentina and Denis Zakaria for €4.5m from Borussia Monchengladbach.

They have also secured the services of Federico Gatti from Frosinone, but the 23-year-old defender will remain on loan at the Serie B club until the end of the season.

Vlahovic will become Juventus’ main striker ahead of Alvaro Morata, who is expected to return to Atletico Madrid at the end of the season.

Vlahovic can play as a centre forward or close to a striking partner. Allegri can also pick Morata, Moise Kean or Paulo Dybala in attack, although the Argentinean striker will mostly play as an attacking midfielder behind the ex-Fiorentina star.

In a 4-3-3 line-up with Cuadrado, Dybala and Vlahovic up front, Dybala would often move close to Vlahovic with Adrien Rabiot moving on the left, creating a sort of 4-4-2, especially when defending.

With Dejan Kulusevski off to Tottenham Hotspur and Federico Chiesa out for the rest of the season, Allegri will likely use Cuadrado as an attacking winger with Weston McKennie on the opposite flank.

This means Danilo will likely get regular playing time at right-back.

Both Federico Bernardeschi and Kean can also be deployed as left wingers.

As for Zakaria, the Swiss international has mostly played in a two-man midfield and Allegri has been using both a 4-2-3-1 line-up and a 4-3-3 formation this term.

Should he pick a two-man midfield, Zakaria will likely partner Manuel Locatelli in the middle of the park, while Arthur or Rabiot will be added when the Tuscan tactician deploys a 4-3-3 formation.