Juventus Transfer Market: Push for a Goalkeeper Gains Momentum After Di Gregorio’s Latest Blunder

The goalkeeper’s role is an extremely delicate one. Even more so if you play for a top-tier team—and even more so if you’ve effectively been sidelined and put on the transfer market. Juventus goalkeeper Michele di Gregorio, who arrived at the friendly match in Perth against Inter after a series of games in which he had performed well between the posts for the Old Lady, was the villain of the piece on the occasion of the second goal scored by the Beneamata. A blunder that has spurred a renewed push to find his replacement. The names are well known, after all.

With Emiliano Martinez out of the picture (Aston Villa held firm) and Zion Suzuki—now on the verge of joining Paris Saint-Germain—the path most frequently pursued by Juventus’s transfer team is now Tottenham’s Guglielmo Vicario, as they aim to seal the deal as soon as possible, with two weeks to go before the start of the league season. The Spurs goalkeeper is set to leave the London club and can’t wait to return to Italy: Juve is working to reach an agreement with Tottenham. The offer will be based on a loan with an option to buy.

In recent weeks, the name Noah Atubolu has also resurfaced. The Freiburg goalkeeper, a German Under-21 international, has been left out of the German club’s squad due to transfer market developments and is being closely monitored by Juventus. Aston Villa and Bournemouth are also keeping a close eye on the 2002-born player, who is valued at at least 15 million euros.

Di Gregorio, on the other hand, is set to leave, and several English clubs have inquired about him, though so far none have submitted an official offer. He made a serious mistake against Inter. In the 62nd minute of the friendly in Perth, the Juventus goalkeeper clumsily went for Diouf’s shot but failed to hold onto it; the ball rolled into the net behind him.