The goalkeeping hunt at Juventus has taken an unexpected new direction. According to an exclusive from TuttoJuve.com’s Mirko Di Natale, the bianconeri are now conducting a formal assessment of Orlando Gill — the 26-year-old San Lorenzo goalkeeper who announced himself to a global audience during Argentina’s World Cup campaign and whose accessibility, in both transfer fee and wages, makes him a genuinely different proposition from the expensive alternatives that have dominated the summer’s goalkeeper conversation.
Why Gill Has Entered the Picture
The context is straightforward. The preferred target, Emiliano Martínez, has come up against an Aston Villa wall that shows no sign of crumbling. The Suzuki route through PSG is complicated and far from certain. And Tottenham’s approval for a Vicario loan — which had appeared imminent — has not yet materialised in concrete form. Against that backdrop, Carnevali and Massara are exploring every available option.
Gill was first proposed to the club at the end of June and the beginning of July. At the time, Juventus were focused on higher-profile targets and the approach did not go further. Now, with the window advancing and the goalkeeper position still open, the file has been reopened.
The Financial Attraction — a Release Clause of €8.5 Million
The central appeal of Gill is financial. His release clause at San Lorenzo stands at €8.5 million — a figure that is, by any measure, a fraction of the costs associated with Martínez, Suzuki, or even Vicario. His wage demands are similarly modest by the standards of a Juventus squad in the process of significant restructuring. For a club operating under a UEFA Settlement Agreement and with firm squad-cost ceilings, a goalkeeper who can be acquired and contracted within accessible financial parameters has a practical logic that goes beyond his individual qualities.
Estigarribia’s Verdict: “Strong, But Still Has Room to Grow”
The TuttoJuve sidebar also carries a separate exclusive interview with Diego Estigarribia — the former Juventus winger who knows South American football intimately — in which he commented directly on the Gill link. “He is a strong goalkeeper, but he still needs to improve. He could become a protagonist in black and white.” It is a characteristically honest assessment: promising, developmental, not yet fully formed — but potentially worth the gamble at a price that carries minimal financial risk.
The Bigger Picture
Gill joins a goalkeeping shortlist that now includes Vicario, Trubin of Benfica, Suzuki via PSG, and Kobel from Dortmund as options under consideration. The right answer for Juventus may yet be a combination of ambition and pragmatism — a player who addresses the immediate need without placing undue pressure on a balance sheet already stretched by the summer’s significant investments in attack. Whether Gill ultimately represents that answer, or whether one of the higher-profile alternatives comes through in the coming days, will be known before the season begins.
