Juventus’s attacking shortlist has a new and unexpected name on it. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Richarlison of Tottenham Hotspur has emerged as a potential alternative to Randal Kolo Muani after surfacing organically during the ongoing conversations between Giovanni Carnevali and Roberto De Zerbi — the Spurs manager who spent several formative years working under Carnevali at Sassuolo.
How Richarlison’s Name Entered the Picture
The Turin-London dialogue that has already produced Vicario’s loan negotiations — and the wider creative axis that has seen Muharemović travel to Leeds — has now thrown up an additional possibility. Carnevali and De Zerbi have been in regular contact on the Vicario situation, and in the natural flow of those conversations, Richarlison’s name came up. The Brazilian, contracted at Tottenham until June 2027, has shown no interest in renewing — and the Spurs hierarchy have accepted the logic of selling him this summer rather than losing him for nothing next year.
The price that Tottenham would accept is understood to be between €20 and €25 million — a figure that compares very favourably indeed with the deadlocked PSG demands for Kolo Muani, and one that sits comfortably within Juventus’s financial parameters.
A Comparison That Flatters Him
One statistical detail from last season is worth noting. In 2025-26, Richarlison scored 12 goals for Tottenham — seven more than his then-teammate Kolo Muani. For a player who has been written off by sections of the English football media following a difficult initial period after his arrival from Everton, that return represents a meaningful rehabilitation. He is, when fit and motivated, a powerful, direct, and physically imposing centre-forward who carries exactly the kind of pressing intensity and aerial threat that Spalletti’s system demands.
Where He Sits in the Pecking Order — and the Full Alternatives List
Richarlison is not Juventus’s first choice. Kolo Muani remains the primary target, and Carnevali has now raised Juventus’s offer to €40 million — closer to PSG’s position than at any previous point, with optimism at the Continassa that a breakthrough could come within days. Should that deal be concluded, Richarlison becomes irrelevant to Juventus’s plans entirely.
But should Kolo Muani ultimately prove unattainable, the alternatives now take on real significance. Richarlison leads that list by virtue of accessibility and price. Behind him sit Alexander Sorloth of Atletico Madrid — whose personal terms with Juventus have been agreed since June — and Folarin Balogun of Monaco, who has attracted genuine attention from Carnevali and Massara despite Ravanelli’s public scepticism. Pellegrino, meanwhile, is close to being confirmed as an additional attacking signing regardless of which senior striker arrives — providing Spalletti with the depth he urgently needs heading into the Asian pre-season tour on 2 August.
A Window That Is Starting to Move
After weeks of frustration and stalemate, Juventus’s summer is finally generating momentum. Muharemović to Leeds releases €20 million. Pellegrino is within touching distance of agreement. Vicario’s loan from Tottenham is advancing. And now, courtesy of Carnevali’s pre-existing relationship with De Zerbi, a potential attacking solution at a fair price has materialised almost accidentally from conversations that began about a goalkeeper. The Sassuolo method, applied at the Allianz Stadium, continues to produce returns from the most unexpected of sources.
