Juventus Set for First Signing in Front-Line Retool | OneFootball

Juventus made strides in the negotiation with Genoa on Tuesday, and Jeff Ekhator arrived in Turin during the night for the medicals. The Bianconeri raised their bid a little and will spend €16M plus €2M add-ons for the talent.

David Puczka will go in the other direction, joining Genoa for about €5M. The fullback totaled 10 goals and 4 assists with the Next Gen squad last season.

The Old Lady is eyeing €11M ‘plusvalenze,’ as they have agreed to sell goalie Giovanni Daffara to Parma for €6M. While they didn’t have to hit any precise financial target, it didn’t hurt. It’ll help their 2025/2026 balance sheet, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs.

Juventus are completing the formalities and will decide later whether Ekhator will remain part of the squad or go out on loan. Luciano Spalletti had been pining for more strikers ever since he was appointed.

The sudden acquisition doesn’t affect the main plans for the position, which are entirely focused on Randal Kolo Muani. Giovanni Carnevali is trying to find the right formula with PSG. The two clubs aren’t too distant on his valuation, which will be around €35/40M.

The Old Lady intends to offload Lois Openda, while Jonathan David could end up staying. Instead, the new CEO denied any ongoing talks with Dusan Vlahovic. He has put the Besiktas offer on the back burner to wait for more proposals.

Our Take on Juventus and Ekhator

It had been a while since they signed an Italian gem. While he needs more seasoning, he has already had decent success as a spark plug. They’d better get it done with Kolo Muani. Their chase has been never-ending at this poin, and the wishes of all parties seem to coincide this time.