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Chairman Toulouse may join Juventus, Conte takes office as the fastest Club World Cup? 3 major goals are targeted in the summer window

11:29pm, 27 May 2025【Football】

Mediaset reported that Toulouse chairman Damien Comoli could become a key figure in Juventus' new board of directors, and the club is preparing for a major reform, which is expected to include the appointment of a new head coach after Tudor's departure.

Comoli has held positions in Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, and he has had contact with AC Milan last season. However, Gri Cardinale ultimately decided not to hire him and chose to keep the Ross and Blacks intact.

According to Mediaset's news report, there are increasing speculations about Comoli's possible joining the Turin giants, and he will play an important role in the club's top management with Juventus legend George Chiellini.

Cielini, currently head of football agency relations, is reportedly likely to hold a more hands-on position next season, especially after General Manager Francesco Calvo resigned from overseeing business and institutional affairs.

Comoli and Chiellini will share the task of shaping a new era at Juventus, and one of their first decisions may involve the appointment of new coach Conte. The former Zebras coach has close ties to returning to the Zebras, and it is widely expected that he will resign after leading Naples to win the Serie A title. Most sources in the Italian media believe that Conte will leave Naples this week, with Sport Milan stressing that Juventus is becoming more and more confident to attract him back to Turin, while Sport Mediaset said Conte might even lead the team to the club World Cup. In his first season in coaching Naples, the 55-year-old Conte led the team to win the championship and achieved a sensational achievement. But despite a three-year contract, Conte would not be forced to stay at the Maradona Stadium against his will, at least according to a recent statement by Naples president De Laurentis.

The Germans happened to be the culprit for Conte's attempt to resign, because the relationship between the two was very cold and even if they won the Serie A championship, they could not be completely repaired. Therefore, most sources in the Italian media believe Conte is preparing to leave Naples, a decision that will be officially made after a summit with the club owners this week.

The two have held an informal meeting in Ischia, and this sense of separation is inevitable in the event of huge differences in their vision and goals for next season.

In addition, these sources, including Sporting Milan, expect Conte to return to coach the former club Zebras. The pink sports daily stressed that Juventus is increasingly confident to attract their former captain and head coach to return.

On Sunday night, Tudor directly told reporters that if Juventus management cannot retain him next season, he will not lead the team to the FIFA Club World Cup. Therefore, Sport Mediaset claims that it is very likely that we will see Conte take over the coaching stick before the start of the Club World Cup on June 14.

In the next few days, it will be clearer about whether Conte returns to coaching and when to start coaching.

SportMediaset reported that Fiorentina has triggered a buyout clause for Italian midfielder Nicolo Faccioli, which means Juventus will be able to receive a transfer fee of about 13.5 million euros.

Purple Lily ranked sixth in the Serie A season in 2024-25, which is enough to ensure advancement to next season's UEFA Cup. SportMediaset confirmed that eligibility for the UEFA Cup also triggered the purchase obligation clause between Florence and Juventus on the loan deal in Facioli.

This means that Florence has to pay 13.5 million euros to buy out Italian international Faggioli, plus a 3 million bonus clause. Previously, Purple Lily has spent 2.5 million to introduce Facholi on the winter window. This means that if all bonus terms are activated, they will permanently sign Faccioli from Juventus for a total price of 19 million.

Facholi played for Juventus youth team in 2015, which will be his first permanent transfer to leave the club. He played for Juventus' first team in various competitions, including 52 Serie A games and scored 3 goals.

After joining Florence on loan at the winter transfer window, Faccioli immediately became the mainstay of the team, playing in all 15 Serie A games that he can play, and after his arrival he participated in five of the team's six European Cups.

Juventus has now turned its attention to the transfer market and has locked in three main goals this summer, the Milan Sports reported.

Last summer, Genetoli and Thiago Mota painstakingly planned a busy transfer event, with the Zebras signing nine new first-team players and sending away many stars who were once the club's backbone.

However, Juventus should be more calm in the transfer market this summer, and they only need to make limited supplements while focusing mainly on improving the quality of the team.

defeated Venice away last Sunday to secure the top four in the league, and Juventus qualified for the Champions League, achieving their announced goals for the season. Participating in the Champions League can bring at least €60 million in bonuses, which is a huge boost for Genetoli, who will convince Conte to coach by showing a solid program.

According to the Milan Sports newspaper, the Turin giants already know clearly the players they want to sign this summer. With both Vlahovic and Muani likely to leave the team, signing a top striker remains the club's top priority.

Osmeen is still the ultimate goal of Genetoli on the front line, but reaching an agreement with Naples can be a difficult task, especially the Nigerian star's 75 million euro termination clause is only valid outside Italy. If Juventus fails to sign Osmeen, they will turn to Victor Jicres, Jonathan David and Matteo Retgee.

In addition to a center, Juventus also hopes to introduce a winger who is more efficient than Nico Gonzalez, and the management believes that Dan Endoye will be the best candidate.

Finally, the Zebras also dreamed of signing Sandro Tonali to strengthen the midfield, although it was not easy to convince Newcastle to sell him, especially after the Magpie secured his qualifying for the Champions League.