If the purchase of Vicario has been considered a mere formality for weeks, the situation for the Juventus goal is anything but defined. In June, on paper, three goalkeepers out of four will empty their lockers at the Continassa.
The Departures
It begins with Grabara, who will return to Wolfsburg after the anterior cruciate ligament rupture that ended his season in September. There is no chance Juventus will exercise the buy-out clause of €11.5 million, or arrange a second loan, since the Pole’s contract expires in 2028.
Alongside him, the farewells of Neto and Carlo Pinsoglio should follow. Juventus signed Neto as an emergency solution only until the end of the season. Pinsoglio could stay only if the club, as it did a year ago, opts for a final renewal until 2028. That is a remote hypothesis, Tuttosport says, considering that he will turn 37 in March.
Palmisani First on the List
The club has begun sounding out profiles months in advance, hoping to identify the ideal pair to sit alongside Guglielmo Vicario. The first name on the list continues to be Lorenzo Palmisani. The goalkeeper, fresh from a contract renewal with Frosinone, has long been in the sights of the Juventus hierarchy.
His agent, Federico Pastorello, confirmed it a few weeks ago: “Juventus already had an approach last summer, as there had been from many, including foreign clubs and above all from the Premier League. Juventus had a moment where they could decide whether to take him as a number two behind Vicario, which would have been absolutely an opportunity. But when you have in your hands a boy so young and so good, you have to let him play. Juventus is certainly in a pool of opportunities, and then we will see whether they confirm the interest.”
A January Move Left on Loan
In his case, an assault as early as January cannot be ruled out, with the goalkeeper then left on loan at Frosinone until the end of the season. It is a little like what was done in the past with Gatti’s registration, the “Gatti formula” noted earlier in this period.
The Alternatives
Besides Palmisani, the Carnevali-Massara duo is following two others closely:
- Pedro Morisco of Coritiba, who has effectively entered the Brazil national team picture.
- Stanislav Agkatsev, the number one at Krasnodar.
The article does not give prices or timelines for either. They sit alongside the longer-term names covered earlier, such as Atalanta’s Carnesecchi, valued at €50 million, and Bayern’s Leonard Prescott.
The shape of the plan fits Carnevali’s emphasis at the shareholders’ meeting on Italian players and a new scouting structure. It also reflects the financial restraint under the UEFA agreement: an Italian goalkeeper loaned back would not strain the squad-cost cap, and it would fit the Frosinone link that has already produced interest in Raimondo.
