The second era of Massimiliano Allegri at Juventus ended unceremoniously last season, leading to a decision to undergo a complete overhaul of the Turin giant. New director Cristiano Giuntoli rolled up his sleeves, selected Thiago Motta as the coach of the new Juventus, and then began fulfilling his wishes during the June transfer market. Some, like Riccardo Calafiori, didn‘t happen but most others were secured. One after another, signings were made, including goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio from Monza, midfielder Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa, his counterpart in midfield Khéphren Thuram from Nice, left-back Juan Cabal from Verona, Milan’s center-back Pierre Kalulu, and perhaps the biggest signing so far, Nicolás González.Ready for the spotlight, in black and white 🔦🤍🖤 pic.twitter.com/cAi5fYyolC— JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@juventusfcen) August 25, 2024 Due to high expenses and the club’s financial books, Juventus was forced to structure some transfers as loans with the obligation to buy next year. This was the case with González. Fiorentina didn’t want to part with their best player and initially demanded 40 million euros. But pressure from the Argentine, who insisted on the transfer, paid off. Juventus moved from their initial offer of 30 million to a formula that satisfied all parties: an 8 million loan, 25 million mandatory purchase at the end of the season, and 5 million in bonuses. González signed a five-year contract with a net salary of 3 million per season. He will replace Federico Chiesa on the right wing and become one of the key attacking option. That leaves little room for Manchester United’s Jadon Sancho, who was a target for the Turin giant, but the English media are reporting that the Italians haven’t yet left the negotiating table and that they are in more advanced negotiations than Chelsea for example.Juve’s full on attack: Sancho + Koopmeiners + Nico = 138,000,000 euros!Including the mandatory purchase obligations, Juventus’ summer spending has currently reached 133.8 million. If all the bonuses from these transfers are fulfilled, the total amount could increase by an additional 14 million. And this isn’t the end—more signings are expected. Porto winger Francisco Conceição has arrived in Turin and is expected to be confirmed as a new signing in the next two days. His loan, with bonuses, will cost 9 million, and his purchase option is set at 30 million. The final act of a fiery transfer window should be the long-awaited transfer of Teun Koopmeiners from Atalanta, which, with bonuses, will cost 59 million.Nail-biting penalty shoot-out win sees Italy through to the Euro 2020 final!When everything is added up, this transfer window could cost Juventus over 245 million! However, they have replaced six or seven starters from the previous season. Di Gregorio, Luiz, Thuram, González, Conceição, and Koopmeiners are all expected to be in the starting lineup. A third of the spending has been covered by the sale of players who were developing on loans, increasing their market value without significantly contributing to Juventus’ first team. Sales of youngsters like Moise Kean, Samuel Iling, Enzo Barrenechea, Matías Soulé, Kaio Jorge, Koni De Winter, and Dean Huijsen have brought in over 90 million to the club’s coffers, and with bonuses, that figure should exceed 100 million. They also got rid of veterans with some of the highest salaries at the club, such as Adrien Rabiot, Wojciech Szczęsny, and Alex Sandro, significantly easing the club’s budget. By the end of the transfer window, more expensive and surplus players like Federico Chiesa, Filip Kostić, and perhaps even Arkadiusz Milik, could also depart, while Daniele Rugani (Ajax) and Federico Miretti (Genoa) have already found new clubs on loan.SERIE A MATCHDAY 2SaturdayUdinese – Lazio 2-1 (1-0)/Lucca 5, Thauvin 49 – Isaksen 90+5/Parma – Milan 2-1 (1-0)/Man 2, Cancellieri 77 – Pulisic 66/Monza – Genoa 0-1 (0-1)/Pinamonti 45+7/Inter – Lecce 2-0 (1-0)/Darmian 5, Calhanoglu 69 pen/SundayTorino – Atalanta 2-1 (1-1)/Ilic 31, Adams 49 – Retegui 26/Fiorentina – Venezia 0-0Roma – Empoli 1-2 (0-1)/Shomurodov 80 – Gyasi 45, Colombo 61 pen/Napoli – Bologna 3-0 (1-0)/Di Lorenzo 45+2, Kvaratskhelia 75, Simeone 90+4/Monday19:30: (2.20) Cagliari (3.50) Como (3.50)21:45: (5.40) Verona (3.60) Juventus (1.70)***odds are subject to change***
