Juventus Keep Tabs on Supplanted Atalanta Striker

Juventus have stumbled into a sound solution by using Nick Woltemade and Randal Kolo Muani together, but their search for a new striker continues, and they have taken an interest in Gianluca Scamacca, who’s had a poor start at Atalanta, TuttoSport informs.

The forward has been outplayed by Nikola Krstovic. His rival took advantage of an injury to seize control of the starting job and has been prolific. Instead, the Italian marksman has notched 287 minutes, scoring just once. Maurizio Sarri has deployed the two together very rarely.

Scamacca doesn’t have a long-term contract, until 2028, which could help Juventus. Luciano Spalletti already coached him with Italy. He would sign off on the acquisition if it came together. The Bianconeri also need to think long-term at the position. Woltemade is on loan with a giant option to buy. Their latest target is 27 and wouldn’t be excessively expensive.

The Old Lady is keeping tabs on familiar options as well. Alexander Sorloth could be more reachable this time around. However, Jonathan David has stopped producing. Atletico Madrid will likely take the entire season to decide whether to keep rather concoct a swap in January, Tuttomercatoweb reports.

Kolo Muani surely benefits from having a partner, regardless of the role and the scheme, as he needs space and isn’t one to go mano-a-mano with defenders. The Bergamaschi striker has the traits to do that but is mercurial and injury-prone and tends to do well only if he’s properly supported and in perfect situations, which he’d struggle to find in Turin. Still, teams tend to gravitate toward relatively cheap opportunities with decent upside in January and can’t be too choosy.