Juventus, David yes, Openda no: which players can be signed permanently to protect the balance sheet

Chief executive Carnevali’s words have once again pointed the finger at those loan players who could save the club from a high-profile sale next summer.

Juventus chief executive Giovanni Carnevali set out the club's position clearly during his lengthy appearance at the Festival dello Sport in Trento: the club have two strategic objectives for their balance sheet over the course of this season. The first is tied closely to results on the pitch, because without qualification for next season's Champions League it will be a "bloodbath". The second concerns the transfer market and the constraints of financial fair play, which means sales will have to be completed.

According to Carnevali, Juventus could avoid a high-profile sale from the current squad if, alongside securing a Champions League place, those players who are currently out on loan and away from Continassa are sold permanently, through the agreed buyout clauses. But who are they and how much money could they bring into Juventus's coffers?

Openda no, David yes

The two biggest names are, obviously, the two strikers signed a year ago and sent away from Juventus this summer.

Lois Openda and Jonathan David are, however, in very different situations. The former is on a dry loan at Lyon with no option to buy already agreed and will therefore still carry a weight of almost €30 million on the books as of 30 June 2027, whereas the opposite applies for the Canadian, for whom Atletico have an option to buy for €25 million.

Di Gregorio, Miretti and Joao Mario

Then there is Michele Di Gregorio, with Bournemouth holding an option to buy for €12.7 million plus €1.5 million in bonuses, Fabio Miretti, who Besiktas can sign permanently for €13 million, and Joao Mario, who has moved to Fiorentina and can stay there if they pay Juventus €9.5 million.

The Adzic case

Among those who could be sacrificed is also Vasiljie Adzic, who is excelling at Sassuolo. They have an option to buy him for €12 million, while Juventus would hold a buy-back option at €13.7 million.

72 million

If all of that goes through, and with Openda left out of the calculation because he does not have a fixed fee, and Adzic's buy-back clause not activated, Juventus could bring in a total of €72.2 million from their surplus players. That would be enough to offset the loss of Champions League revenue in 2026/27.