The transfer market never sleeps — and neither, apparently, does Giovanni Carnevali’s long-term planning. In the midst of an injury crisis that has demanded all of the Continassa’s immediate attention, Juventus have quietly conducted an exploratory sounding for one of the most coveted midfielders in Italian football: Hakan Çalhanoğlu of Inter.
According to TuttoJuve.com’s Mirko Di Natale, the approach — conducted in recent weeks — was exploratory in nature rather than a formal bid. It represents a first piece of groundwork rather than an imminent transfer. But the interest is real and has been confirmed to the outlet.
The Contract Situation — 2027 Expiry and Renewal Talks Ahead
Çalhanoğlu is 32 years old and contracted to Inter until the summer of 2027. He will first sit down with the Nerazzurri to discuss a renewal — a conversation that Inter, who regard him as one of the most important players in their squad, will approach with every intention of retaining the Turkish captain. His role as the regista at the base of Simone Inzaghi’s midfield — the position that directly addresses the orchestrating function Spalletti has been seeking all summer — makes him one of the most coveted players in European football at his position.
Why Juventus Are Watching — and What It Would Mean
The timing of the approach reflects the specific and persistent gap in Juventus’s midfield. The simultaneous surgeries of Manuel Locatelli and Khéphren Thuram have exposed with brutal clarity how much the squad depends on a single, technically exceptional orchestrating presence. Brozović has been discussed for January. Sarr adds physicality and range. But the profile of a genuine, top-level regista — the Lobotka type, the Çalhanoğlu type — remains the one position where the summer’s business did not fully deliver.
Çalhanoğlu would represent exactly that profile: a player capable of controlling tempo, threading line-breaking passes, and imposing himself on the game from deep. His time at Inter has made him one of the best midfielders in Serie A. If Inter and the player cannot reach a renewal agreement, Juventus want to be positioned to open a genuine conversation in the summer of 2027 — or earlier, should circumstances allow.
The TuttoJuve Sidebar — Four Further Scouting Notes
The page also reveals four additional intelligence items from Mirko Di Natale’s Continassa sources. Juventus are monitoring a young player called Torres at Nice. They are competing with Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea for Swedish talent Kevin Filling. Stuttgart are asking €50 million for Finn Jeltsch, a central defender Juventus have their eye on. And in the Dortmund connection that runs as a thread through this summer’s scouting — Juventus and Inter are competing for an unnamed Dortmund talent. The rebuild continues, in both the immediate and the long term, with the careful methodical intelligence that has defined Carnevali’s approach since his very first day in office.
