Juve has landed its dream striker. © ANSA / Alessandro Di Marco

Transfer snippets | Juve's new hope

Juventus has had a disastrous season and has now landed the player they want. Read this and much more in our transfer snippets.

July 04, 2025

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Jonathan David has signed a contract with Juventus, becoming the first Canadian player in the club's history. The 25-year-old striker joins the Bianconeri on a free transfer from French club Lille OSC and is expected to strengthen the team's attacking play under coach Igor Tudor.

David began his professional career with Gent in Belgium before joining Lille in 2020. In five years with the French club, he scored 109 goals and provided 30 assists—an impressive tally that made him the third-leading goalscorer in the club's history. His goal against Juventus in the Champions League was particularly notable, highlighting his prowess on the European stage.

Jonathan David is the first Canadian to wear the Juventus jersey. © APA / TIM WARNER

David signed a four-year contract with an annual net salary of €6 million plus €2 million in bonuses. His move could also affect the future of Dusan Vlahovic, whose contract runs until 2026 but whose relationship with the club has deteriorated.

What else is going on?

To date, the Serie A has really taken Just likeLast year's promoted team from the famous Lake Como region has already invested around 90 million euros in the team. This summer, the focus was primarily on talented attacking players like German Nicolas Kühn, who was signed from Celtic Glasgow for 20 million euros.

Georges Mikautadze is Roma's dream striker. © APA/afp / INA FASSBENDER

AS Roma is facing a radical change in attack in the summer of 2025. Under the leadership of new coach Gian Piero Gasperini and sporting director Frederic Massara, Tammy Abraham sold to Besiktas Istanbul for 17 million euros. Eldor Shomurodov is expected to be loaned to Istanbul Basaksehir for one year. Georges mikautadze is at the center of Roma's transfer plans. The 25-year-old Georgian scored 17 goals and provided 11 assists in Ligue 1 for Lyon last season and could strengthen the Roma for €25 million.

The transfer of Germany's national striker Jonathan Burkhardt The Bundesliga transfer from FSV Mainz 05 to Eintracht Frankfurt is getting closer, according to a media report. BILDAccording to the newspaper, the 24-year-old has passed his medical with the Champions League participant. According to reports, Eintracht Frankfurt will pay a transfer fee of around €23 million.