Juventus are anticipated to announce that head coach Luciano Spalletti has signed a brand new contract on Friday, and stories from a number of retailers in Italy point out that the Bianconeri tactician may have an enormous sway on future switch choices.
Spalletti took over from Igor Tudor as head coach of Juventus in October and signed an preliminary contract till the top of the 2025-26 season with an choice to increase. On his new deal, Spalletti will likely be tied to the membership till the summer season of 2028 and can obtain an annual wage of round €5m-€6m per season.
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The contract extension announcement is anticipated to be delivered on Friday.
Stories point out that Juventus made the choice to lock down Spalletti at the start of the calendar yr, particularly after the 3-0 victory over Sassuolo in January, which was the aspect’s fifth optimistic end in a run of seven unbeaten matches.
Spalletti ‘greater than a coach’ at Juventus
TURIN, ITALY – MARCH 21: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Juventus, reacts throughout the Serie A match between Juventus FC and US Sassuolo Calcio at Allianz Stadium on March 21, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Picture by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Photos)
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In line with from a number of retailers in Italy, Spalletti has acquired reassurances that the membership will make investments once more throughout the upcoming summer season switch window so as to assemble a squad that is able to compete for titles instantly.
The Bianconeri need to herald reinforcements everywhere in the pitch, together with at goalkeeper, in central midfield and at centre-forward. The Bianconeri might look to herald new defenders as nicely. A number of ‘huge’ names have been linked as nicely, together with Liverpool’s Alisson Becker, Actual Madrid’s Antonio Rudiger and Manchester Metropolis’s Bernardo Silva.
In line with and others, Spalletti may have an enormous say within the switch targets that Juventus resolve to herald. The Turin-based outlet means that Spalletti will likely be given duties ‘that transcend the pitch’. Friday’s print version claimed that Spalletti will likely be a coach-cum-director.