Juventus are preparing for a significant squad overhaul in the summer with a long list of players linked with a possible move to Turin, ready to take up the spots that’ll be freed up.
The Bianconeri are ready to start a new era with Serbian star Dusan Vlahovic at the helm and their Champions League exit to Villarreal only confirmed their need to transform the squad in the upcoming summer transfer window in order to give Massimiliano Allegri the tools to return to the top.
Juventus want to reinforce every department from defence to attack, with Ryan Gravenberch topping the list of options for the midfield. Ajax want €35m for him, noticeably higher than the Bianconeri’s €25m offer.
Other midfield options include Barcelona’s Frenkie De Jong, Leicester City’s Youri Tielemans, Lille’s Renato Sanches, Manchester United’s Paul Pogba and Chelsea’s Jorginho. The least likely of these to arrive in Turin is De Jong, who recently expressed his love in Catalonia.
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Options for defence include Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger and Marcos Alonso, Torino’s Gleison Bremer and Fiorentina’s Nikola Milenkovic, with the German centre back the hardest to pull off a deal for. Idea for strengthening Juventus’ attack are Sassuolo’s Gianluca Raspadori and Roma’s Nicolo Zaniolo, both of whom seem fairly achievable.
Juventus’ plan to overhaul their squad means that they need to work on their outgoing transfer market as well. The most important name on this list is forward Paulo Dybala, whose contract expires in the summer. It’s still unclear if he’ll sign a new deal or not, but his departure would free up a lot of space on the wage bill.
Alvaro Morata could also leave, depending on the requests of Atletico Madrid, and Moise Kean is set to depart as well. Alex Sandro, Adrien Rabiot, Arthur and Luca Pellegrini all could be shown the door in Turin this summer as well.