Juventus eye double summer swoop including Super Eagles star and Newcastle United midfielder

Record Serie A Champions, Juventus, are eyeing a summer swoop for Super Eagles striker, Victor James Osimhen, alongside Newcastle United’s Sandro Tonali, Soccernet.ng reports.

Osimhen joined Galatasaray on a season-long loan from Napoli after his attempted move to the English Premier League was botched, while Tonali has enjoyed a blistering season under Eddie Howe this campaign.

In 23 games for Okan Buruk’s side this season, the Napoli loanee has scored 17 goals and provided five assists across all competitions while Tonali is championing Newcastle to a place in the English Premier League top-four alongside Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton in midfield.

Victor Osimhen of Galatasaray reacts during the Turkish Super League match between Basaksehir FK and Galatasaray at Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu on January 12, 2025. [Photo Credit/ Imago].

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As per Italian outlet, Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus are eyeing double summer swoop for Victor Osimhen and Newcastle United midfielder, Sandro Tonali.

After the technical revolution at the Allianz Arena in Turin last year, Juventus Sporting Director, Cristiano Giuntoli, aims to strengthen the squad with a quality addition to each department, and  has already started working on his squad planning ahead of a summer overhaul.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia of SSC Napoli , Victor Osimhen, dejection at the end of the Serie A football match between SSC Napoli and Bologna FC [Photo Credit/Imago]
The old ladies recruited Alberto Costa , Kelly, Renato Veiga and Kolo Muani during the winter transfer window while parting ways with Danilo , Arthur and Fagioli. Between the summer of 2024 and now, Juventus have bought 13 players and sold 14.

Giuntoli is very particular about building a young team with an average age of about 25.3, whilst keeping the team salary sustainable.

Dusan Vlahovic’s contract with Juventus runs out in the summer of 2026, and with chances of a renewal close to zero, the record Serie A champion have fixed their eyes on Osimhen, and are hopeful they’ll get a discount on the Nigerian’s €75m release clause.

Baris Alper Yilmaz of Galatasaray celebrates after scoring the first goal of his team with Victor Osimhen 45 during the Turkish Super League match between Galatasaray and Eyuspor at Rams Park Stadium on December 1, 2024. [Photo Credit/ Imago].
In the middle of the park, the Bianconeri dream of Sandro Tonali . The whites and blacks have spent over €120m to sign Thuram, Koopmeiners and Douglas Luiz, but the Brazilian has not lived up to expectations so far, and a return to the Premier League is on the cards, with Aston Villa interested.

However, if nothing changes between now and June, Douglas Luiz could be the card to play with Newcastle to lower the fee to get to sign Tonali.

Sandro Tonali of Newcastle United during the Premier League match between Newcastle United FC and West Ham United FC at St James’ Park on November 25, 2024 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. [Photo Credit/ Imago].
Giuntoli’s dream is to reunite with Victor Osimhen having brought him to Naples from LOSC Lille in 2020. However, it’ll be a tough negotiation to have with Napoli president, Aurelien De Laurentiis.

Additionally, Osimhen’s stance on his future is currently unknown as the striker has repeatedly mentioned his loan spell with Galatasaray has his full focus.

For Tonali, a return to Italy will be a return home, after he was in tears when he realized he’d be leaving AC Milan in 2023.

This post was last modified on February 11, 2025 12:55 pm

Adefolahan Guerreiro

Adefolahan is a multilingual journalist and writer at Soccernet Nigeria. With a track record of involvement in College sports, Adefolahan is focused on crafting engaging football content and utilising his language skills and extensive sports knowledge to enhance content accessibility for a global audience. He has interviewed Nigerian stars like Finidi George, Junior Lokosa, and Abraham Onahi Ogbu.

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