Beyond David: How Juventus could line up with summer signings Zhegrova and Openda | OneFootball

Lois Openda and Edon Zhegrova joined Juventus on deadline day, so here’s how the Old Lady could line up with their latest purchases.

Juventus were probably busier on the deadline day than in the entire summer transfer window, having completed two of their four new signings in the final 24 hours of negotiations.

The Serie A giants welcomed Zhegrova and Openda on Monday, offering coach Igor Tudor a massive boost in the attacking department.

Tudor’s attacking options at Juventus

GENOA, ITALY – AUGUST 31: Igor Tudor, head coach of Juventus, looks on during a warm-up session prior to kick-off in the Serie A match between Genoa CFC and Juventus FC at Luigi Ferraris Stadium on August 31, 2025 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by Simone Arveda/Getty Images)

Considering Jonathan David, who had already joined the Bianconeri on a free transfer from Lille earlier this summer, the three Juventus centre-forwards (David, Vlahovic and Openda) have combined 58 goals in the last year, as reported by Gazzetta.

But how will Tudor line up his Juventus side with all these options in attack?

Technically, Openda is a centre-forward, which means he can play alongside or in place of David with an attacking midfielder – Yildiz – behind them.

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Tudor, however, has been using a 3-4-2-1 system for the last few years, so either Openda or David may need to adapt to a slightly different position if the Croatian tactician doesn’t change his system.

On the other hand, Zhegrova can fit into the Juventus formation by partnering Yildiz as an attacking midfielder, supporting David, Openda or Vlahovic. The latter is the best Juventus scorer so far this season, but is expected to be a reserve in 2025-26 given that his contract runs out in June next year.

At the same time, Zhegrova has been out of action since the end of December last year, so he’ll likely take time to get in shape and challenge Francisco Conceiçao for a starting spot.

Surely, Tudor knows how to use strikers well, given that Giovanni Simeone had the most prolific season in his career in 2021-22 when he played under the Croatian boss in Verona. Likewise, Alexis Sanchez netted 18 goals in Marseille in the following season, his best result in the last seven seasons.