Juventus have published their official squad numbers for the 2026-27 season — and one name in particular has caught the attention of supporters following the summer’s transfer market developments: Nico González appears in the official list, confirming that despite months of active negotiations seeking his transfer, the Argentine winger remains a contracted Juventus player at the official start of the competitive season.
What the Squad Numbers Reveal
The official numbering for the new season confirms the changes wrought by the most ambitious summer in the club’s recent history. Among the notable allocations:
Guglielmo Vicario takes the number 25 shirt — a new identity for a position that has seen extraordinary turbulence over the past three months. Jhon Lucumí has been assigned a squad number confirming his status as a permanent first-team addition. Kerim Alajbegovic and Randal Kolo Muani both appear with their designated numbers, formalising the two headline arrivals of the window.
González’s continued presence in the official list is both administratively necessary — he is under contract — and strategically significant: it signals that Juventus consider his situation unresolved and are continuing to work on a sale before the window closes on 1 September.
Why González Is Going Nowhere Quickly — and What Must Change
The Argentine’s position at the club is clear to everyone involved. Spalletti has no place for him in a forward line that now contains Kolo Muani, Alajbegovic, Yıldız, Conceição, and Boga. The commercial logic of a sale — at Carnevali’s minimum of €27-28 million — is equally plain. What has prevented a resolution is the absence of a buyer willing to pay that price in a formula acceptable to Juventus.
Atletico Madrid have been the most persistent suitor all summer, but continue to propose a loan with an option rather than the permanent deal Carnevali demands. Atalanta and AC Milan have been sounded out. Besiktas have offered themselves as an alternative. Until one of those parties — or an entirely unexpected newcomer — arrives with the right offer in the right structure, González trains with a squad that has moved on around him.
The ten days remaining in the window will determine whether his squad number becomes meaningful football again — or merely a contractual formality until next summer’s market provides a cleaner opportunity to conclude the separation that both parties, in their different ways, have already accepted is inevitable.
