Juventus Transfer Plans: Spalletti's Final Three Targets
Juventus are refusing to coast into the new season. With the transfer window ticking into its final stretch, the Bianconeri are still pushing, still reshaping, still trying to hand Luciano Spalletti the squad he was promised.
Several key signings are already through the door, but the coach is not done. Far from it.
Spalletti’s three-man wish list
According to Fichajes, Spalletti has drawn his line in the sand: he wants three more names before the deadline – Fikayo Tomori, Franck Kessie, and Joshua Zirkzee.
These are not fresh ideas scribbled at the last minute. All three have been monitored for weeks, their situations studied, initial talks held with their entourages. Juventus know what it would take. Now they have to decide if they can actually pull it off in time.
The plan is clear. The club expects to push ahead for these deals, but each move will demand careful financial and sporting planning. Spalletti wants them in before the window slams shut, which leaves the hierarchy with little room for hesitation. If they want to match the manager’s ambition, they have to move fast and with conviction.
Space required
There is another side to this late-window aggression. The squad is already heavy. If Juventus keep adding without trimming, they risk walking into the season with a bloated group and a selection headache that helps no one.
Sales are no longer optional; they are essential. Players must leave to create room – not just on the wage bill, but in the dressing room and on the training pitch. The more business they attempt in the final days, the more urgent those exits become.
Kessie underlines the point. He is expected to arrive as a free agent, but even a free transfer is not truly “free” when it comes to squad management. He still needs a slot, a role, a pathway into the team. That only happens if others step aside.
A delicate balancing act
Juventus have already moved decisively for the best targets they could secure earlier in the summer, yet Spalletti remains focused on Tomori, Kessie, and Zirkzee as the final pieces. The club’s priorities could hardly be clearer now. Whether they can actually land all three may depend less on negotiations with incoming players and more on their ability to shift those on the fringes.
These closing days will define the window in Turin. Recruitment on one side, departures on the other, and Spalletti in the middle waiting for the squad he believes can carry his ideas.
Juventus are walking a tightrope: strengthen hard, slim down fast, and hit the start of the season with a group that is powerful but not overcrowded. The clock is running.
