The confirmation that Juventus supporters had been expecting for several days has arrived. Fabio Miretti is officially a Besiktas player — and the club’s farewell to the midfielder who joined their academy at the age of eight captures the warmth and genuine affection that has always defined the relationship between the player and the institution.
The Figures Confirmed
Juventus’s official communication sets out the deal in full: an onerous loan fee of €2 million, plus €100,000 in ancillary costs, with a right of purchase fixed at €13 million payable across three financial years. It is a structure that serves Juventus’s immediate financial needs — the loan fee generates a modest income — whilst protecting their long-term position through the right to convert at a meaningful but not extravagant permanent fee.
A Juventus Career Measured in Years, Not Just Appearances
The club’s farewell statement was warm, generous, and careful to honour the full journey rather than reducing it to the final disappointing chapter. Miretti joined Juventus’s academy at eight years old. He progressed through the youth ranks, became a fixture in the Next Gen squad, and made his senior debut in December 2021. What followed were 106 appearances and 3 goals in the first team across five seasons — including 31 appearances last season alone — and a career that never quite found the sustained form his technical gifts suggested was within reach.
The reason, as has become clear throughout this summer, is entirely structural rather than personal: Spalletti’s tactical system simply has no role for the specific profile Miretti offers. The manager has been entirely consistent and entirely kind about a player he has never considered surplus as a human being — only as a tactical piece.
Istanbul Awaits — and Vlahović Is Already There
For Miretti, Istanbul offers a first proper taste of football outside Italy and a manager in Vincenzo Italiano who specifically requested a player of his characteristics. Vlahović’s presence at Besiktas provides an immediate connection from his Juventus years. The Turkish Super Lig, for all that it is a step down from Serie A in competitive terms, provides exactly the freedom and the playing time that a 23-year-old of Miretti’s profile needs to prove what he can do when given consistent trust.
For Juventus, the departure clears a critical squad slot and wage commitment — the final domino, alongside Arthur’s contract termination, that makes Kessié’s registration genuinely achievable before the window closes on 1 September. Buona fortuna, Fabio.
