Juventus have officially confirmed the arrival of Kerim Alajbegovic from Bayer Leverkusen, bringing an end to one of the most dramatic transfer races of the summer. The club published their official announcement on Sunday afternoon, providing the precise financial details of a deal that has been weeks in the making.
The Official Figures
The total cost of the operation is €37 million, broken down as follows: a fixed fee of €30 million payable to Bayer Leverkusen, performance-related bonuses of up to €5 million, and €2 million in ancillary costs — agent fees and related expenses — that Juventus will absorb directly. Alajbegovic has signed a contract running until 30 June 2031, committing his next five years to the Allianz Stadium.
A Signing That Captures the New Spirit at the Continassa
The official announcement lands on the same afternoon that Randal Kolo Muani completed his medical and prepared to sign his own contract — making Sunday 2 August 2026 arguably the most significant single day of Carnevali’s short tenure as Juventus chief executive. In the space of a few hours, the club has simultaneously confirmed the attacking partnership around which Spalletti intends to build his entire offensive system: a powerful, physical centre-forward in Kolo Muani, and a creative, dribbling number ten in Alajbegovic to operate behind him.
For Alajbegovic, born in 2007 — the same year a young Kenan Yıldız was beginning to dream of a career in professional football — the Juventus move represents the biggest step of a career that has already accelerated at extraordinary speed. From Salzburg to the World Cup to the Allianz Stadium, all before the age of 20. For Juventus and their supporters, a summer of patience, persistence, and financial discipline has delivered, in its final weekend, the two players that will define the new era. The rebuild, on this Sunday in August, has found its shape.
