without the Champions League, Juventus could face a wave of departures

Barring huge coincidences, Juventus will not compete in the Champions League next season, which should upset its workforce, according to the transalpine press.

In Turin, the off-season is likely to be hectic to say the least. A major upheaval is to be expected. Leaving the top 4 of Serie A after having received ten penalty points for accounting fraud, Juventus (7th) is five points behind AC Milan, fourth and last qualified for the Champions League, two days before the END. Presumably, the Old Lady will therefore not compete in the C1 next season, which will considerably upset the workforce of the Bianconeri, indicates the Gazzetta dello Sport this Wednesday.

Chiesa or Vlahovic on the start, Rabiot difficult to keep

Thus, the Piedmontese club would prepare for a wave of departures. But he first hopes to resell the players who will return from loan: Arthur (Liverpool), Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham), Weston McKennie (Leeds), and Denis Zakaria (Chelsea), among others. The daily with the pink pages explains that it will be the responsibility of the new sports director, who may be Cristiano Giuntoli, the one that Juve hopes to snatch from Naples, but that Aurelio De Laurentiis is retaining for the moment. In case of failure, the Turin club would think of an internal solution, Giovanni Manna in particular, the DS of the “Next Gen”.

Other major departures are planned. In the eyes of Massimiliano Allegri – who should remain the coach because of his lucrative contract (9 million euros per year until 2025) despite disagreements with management – ​​neither Federico Chiesa nor Dusan Vlahovic are essential. Both players have a high market value and the Serb would interest some teams in England (Chelsea, Manchester United) and Germany (Bayern Munich). Moreover, without the Champions League, which Juventus could have hoped to grab by winning the Europa League, retaining Adrien Rabiot, at the end of the contract, seems highly improbable.

Extended square, not Di Maria?

Same observation for Angel Di Maria. Also at the end of the contract, the Argentine world champion, who emanates at 6 million euros per year, should not ultimately extend, contrary to the trend which was emerging a few weeks earlier. Finally, Juve will remain attentive if offers concern Wojciech Szczesny, Daniele Rugani, Moise Kean, Alex Sandro, even Paul Pogba and his annual emoluments of 10 million euros. But the Bianconeri are well aware that after a white season for the French, the proposals are not likely to flow.

In short, next season, Juventus plans to rebuild around a contingent of experienced players (Leonardo Bonucci, Filip Kostic, Manuel Locatelli, Mattia De Sciglio, Danilo, Bremer, etc.) to which young people in full hatching, such as Fabio Miretti and Nicolo Fagioli, who have grown in size in the Turin squad this year.