The Turin-Rio de Janeiro transfer axis that has already produced so much activity this summer — Arthur’s return, the Viery discussions, and now the José Boto revelation — has taken another intriguing turn. According to TuttoMercatoWeb, Juventus have made initial exploratory contact with Flamengo to gather information on the availability of striker Pedro, who has emerged as a potential attacking option for the club ahead of the 2026-27 season.
Who Is Pedro — and Why Is He Relevant Now?
Pedro, born in 1997, has become one of the most prolific strikers in South American football since joining Flamengo from Fluminense in January 2020. In 335 official appearances for the Rio de Janeiro club, he has scored 169 goals. Add to that the 31 goals he netted for Fluminense before his move, and his overall tally across Brazilian football stands at 200 — a remarkable return that underlines his consistent excellence at domestic level.
He is contracted at Flamengo until December 2027, which means any deal would require a transfer fee. His name represents the kind of target that would only genuinely come into play should Dušan Vlahović’s situation at Juventus fail to be resolved — either through a renewed contract or a sale that generates sufficient funds to reinvest.
A Second Chance After a Difficult Fiorentina Experience
Pedro’s sole previous experience of Italian football came during a brief and ultimately fruitless loan spell at Fiorentina in 2019-20, where limited playing time prevented him from making any real impression. The player today, however, is unrecognisable from the one who left Serie A largely unnoticed — seven years of consistent brilliance at the highest level in Brazil have shaped him into a very different proposition. Juventus would be offering him not a second chance but an entirely fresh chapter.
The Bigger Attacking Picture
Pedro is understood to be a contingency option rather than a primary target at this stage. Juventus’s preferred routes to attacking reinforcement remain Alexander Sorloth from Atletico Madrid and Randal Kolo Muani. The Vlahović renewal question, meanwhile, is still live under Giovanni Carnevali’s new administration. Pedro’s name, however, adds yet another dimension to an already complex attacking picture — and with Flamengo’s sporting director José Boto having been linked with a move to Italian football himself, the connections between the two clubs this summer are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.
