With Cristiano Ronaldo joining Manchester United, Juventus have chosen a return of their own, Moise Kean on loan with option or obligation to buy from Everton.
It remains entirely possible that Juve will try to replace CR7 with two forwards, just as Inter did when Romelu Lukaku was sold to Chelsea.
Juve already have forwards in the squad like Paulo Dybala, Alvaro Morata, Kaio Jorge and the versatile Federico Chiesa and Federico Bernardeschi too.
According to Sky Sport Italia and Sportitalia, the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette and others are of no interest to Juventus or coach Max Allegri.
They want young forwards, preferably on loan so as to avoid commitment, and the ideal there would be Mauro Icardi from PSG.
The main target is Kean, who came up through the Juventus youth academy since 2011 and was sold to Everton for €27.5m plus bonuses in 2019.
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He never settled in England, but flourished during a loan spell at Paris Saint-Germain last term, finding the net 17 times in 41 competitive appearances.
Sportitalia transfer expert Alfredo Pedullà maintains Kean is eager for the return and has already agreed personal terms with Juventus, so they are whittling down the details with Everton.
It’s primarily now about the formula of the move, as Everton want it to be a loan with obligation to buy for €25m, whereas Juve are trying to give themselves more wiggle room.
Kean already knows Juve, Allegri and the forwards he would be working with, while he was born and raised near Turin.