Luciano Spalletti Is All Set For Juventus And Already Has His First Signing Lined Up

Written By Onyeka Daniel

Following the recent sacking of Igor Tudor by Juventus and the potential appointment of Luciano Spalletti as his replacement, according to a report from Calcio&Finanza, the club will have to pay almost €30m to cover the salaries of their former coaches for the next two years.

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For now, Thiago Motta and Tudor remain under contract until June 2027 and the Old Lady are expected to pay almost €30m to cover the wages of sacked coaches. Tudor was hired in March 2025 to replace Motta and signed a contract through 2027 after leading the club to Champions League qualification last season.

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Their latest balance sheet for the financial year ending June 30, 2025, signals that the club has already set aside €16.3m to cover the salary of Motta and his staff members until June 2027 and the figures regarding Tudor’s salary are not official, but it is believed that the Croat signed a €3m-a-year contract until 2027.

This is around €5.5m gross, which brings the spending to €11m plus wages of his staff and that means that they will have to pay over €27.3m to their ex-coaches, unless they reach an agreement to end their contracts or unless Motta and Tudor find a new club before their deals expire in 2027.

Meanwhile, Spalletti has made it clear that joining the club is not a matter of salary or contract length and this was revealed during the meeting with Juventus, after the contacts we reported already yesterday afternoon, Spalletti reaffirmed his strong desire to take charge in Turin.

He is open to every formula: a deal until June with a two-year option, or a straight contract until 2027. The idea of reaching the club’s minimum target of Champions League qualification and then being one year away from expiry does not concern him now; that would be a matter to evaluate later.

Spalletti is convinced that through his work he can put the ship back on course after the recent wrecks and now, the next move belongs to Damien Comolli and his timing. One could say that after dismissing a coach, the club should already have the replacement ready.

Instead, the newly appointed club general manager identified Spalletti as his target since Saturday, the eve of the defeat to Lazio, and it is up to him to assess the financial side of the operation. There is no doubt inside the club regarding Spalletti being the best candidate.

From this point, it is simply a matter of moving from theory to execution and then, Raffaele Palladino remains the plan B only in the case of sudden changes of direction, second thoughts or unforeseen developments in the coming hours and Roberto Mancini has been removed even as a plan C, not just as plan B.

The expectation now is to finalise talks with the man who has always been the first choice and in a related development, Teun Koopmeiners’ difficult start to life at Juventus is increasingly becoming a talking point in Turin and the club could be looking to find a replacement already.

The Dutch midfielder arrived with the expectation of becoming a key part of the new project, but performances so far have fallen short of the level shown at Atalanta. Used in multiple roles under Motta and Tudor, he has yet to find continuity or influence matches in the way the club envisioned.

Koopmeiners has made clear his preference to play deeper in midfield rather than as an advanced playmaker, and his future will be re-evaluated in January and while the club have shown faith, there is an acceptance that the balance in midfield is still lacking and reinforcements could be required.

Among the profiles Juventus continue to monitor is Borussia Dortmund midfielder Felix Nmecha, according to a report from CalcioMercato. The Germany international impressed against the Bianconeri in the Champions League and was observed again recently during Dortmund’s European win in Copenhagen.

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However, competition from EPL and La Liga sides, plus a valuation approaching €50m, makes any January move complex unless they make some sacrifices and the top name on the list is Koopmeiners but all that will depend on their new coach, Spalletti who will have between now and January to assess the squad.

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