Juventus are looking to the future between the posts — and the name that has moved to the front of their long-term goalkeeper planning carries one of the more satisfying narrative symmetries of the season so far. Lorenzo Palmisani — the Frosinone goalkeeper who made his Serie A debut against Juventus on 23 August and was outstanding with nine saves in last Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Como — is the specific target that Carnevali and Massara are preparing to move for in January, with the same formula used to sign Federico Gatti from Serie B: buy the contract now, leave him on loan at his current club until the summer.
Frosinone Have Renewed Him Until 2031 — but Juventus Are Already Watching
The sequence of events that makes this story so interesting began with Frosinone’s own decisive pre-emptive move: aware of the growing interest from Serie A clubs, they renewed Palmisani’s contract to 2031 immediately after his outstanding performance against Como. It was a clear and deliberate signal of intent — this player is ours, and any negotiation will be conducted on our terms. That said, Frosinone’s relationship with Juventus has been consistently warm and productive for several years — a connection that extends well beyond the Gatti deal and gives the Bianconeri a structural advantage over rival suitors.
The Gatti Formula — Buy in January, Loan Back Until Summer
The plan being evaluated at the Continassa is explicit and directly modelled on a precedent that worked. Juventus would purchase Palmisani’s contract from Frosinone in the January transfer window — securing him ahead of the competition and locking in the price before the summer’s inevitable auction — whilst simultaneously agreeing to leave him on loan at the Ciociaria club for the remainder of the season. He would continue to play, continue to develop, and continue to accumulate Serie A experience. Then, in June, he would arrive in Turin as a Juventus player with a full season of top-flight football already behind him.
It is precisely the trajectory Gatti followed — from Frosinone to Juventus via a loan-back, the transition managed in a way that served both clubs and allowed the player to develop without the pressure of an immediate first-team demand he was not yet ready to meet. Palmisani, who follows both the Juventus official account and Alessandro Del Piero on Instagram — a small but charming detail — appears entirely compatible with that vision.
Who Is Lorenzo Palmisani?
Born in Alatri, in the province of Frosinone, on 12 June 2004, Palmisani is 22 years old and stands 196 centimetres tall. His early football career took an unconventional path — he played as a central midfielder in his first years before transitioning definitively to goalkeeper, a formation that has given him an unusually sophisticated technical quality with the ball at his feet.
He joined Frosinone’s academy at nine years old, developed through the youth ranks, and spent two loan seasons in Serie C — at Olbia and Lucchese — before breaking through at senior level following Massimiliano Alvini’s arrival as manager in the summer of 2025. He was outstanding throughout Frosinone’s Serie B campaign, keeping 15 clean sheets and contributing directly to their second-place finish and promotion to Serie A.
His Serie A debut arrived on 23 August of the current season — against Juventus. His agent is Federico Pastorello, who also represents Nick Woltemade. He has been capped by Italy Under-19 — winning the European Championship in 2023 — and Under-21, and received a senior Italy call-up from caretaker manager Silvio Baldini in May 2026. Gianluigi Buffon is the goalkeeper he cites as his primary inspiration.
The Frosinone Connection — Soulé, Kaio Jorge, Barrenechea, and Gatti Before Him
The precedents for this kind of Juventus-Frosinone collaboration run deep. Enzo Barrenechea — now at Benfica — spent a formative period at Frosinone on loan. Matías Soulé — now at Roma after a record Serie A season — did the same. Kaio Jorge — currently attracting interest from Bayern Munich among others — followed a similar path. Dean Huijsen was close to joining them in January 2024 before Roma’s intervention. The pipeline between the two clubs is well established, professionally managed, and has delivered genuine value to both parties. Palmisani, if the January approach materialises as planned, would be the latest and potentially the most significant beneficiary of a relationship that has become one of Italian football’s most productive bilateral development partnerships.
