Juve revamp the midfield: Thuram arrives in Turin

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. A common quote that's correct only sometimes. But when it comes to the Thuram family, it's 100% accurate. The father, Lilian - a Juventus legend and the second most capped France international; the older son, Marcus - an Inter Milan player currently representing France at the EURO 2024; the younger son, Khéphren - the future of French football and a new Juventus player!

Thiago Motta has started a serious reconstruction of the Old Lady's squad, specifically midfield. After Douglas Luiz, who joined from Aston Villa, the youngest Thuram arrives from the French side Nice. This way, Juventus will get a talented prospect, while Khéphren will continue the family tradition and follow in his father's footsteps, who spent five years in Turin. Nice agreed to a deal worth 20 million euros plus 5 million worth of add-ons. The 23-year-old will officially join his new teammates after the Olympic Games in Paris, where he will represent France as a part of coach Thierry Henry's squad. Thuram will replace his compatriot Adrien Rabiot in black and white, whose contract expired and who probably won't stay at Juve.

'Pogba is not finished, Pogba is here!'

The two reinforcements - Luiz and Thuram - are supposed to form a duo in the midfield given that their characteristics perfectly suit each other. While the Brazilian is technically dominant and an excellent passer, the Frenchman deals better with defensive tasks and is physically superior. The ideal third part of the puzzle would be Atalanta's Teun Koopmeiners, for whose transfer the club from Bergamo demands 50 million euros.

Juventus have already agreed on the transfer of Monza's goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio and are working on making a deal with Bologna regarding the defender Riccardo Calafiori, whose fantastic performance at EURO 2024 caught the eye of many clubs. As for the departments, Motta crossed out as many as seven players from the current squad: Arkadiusz Milik, Filip Kostić, Weston McKennie, Daniele Rugani, Arthur Melo, Mattia De Sciglio, and Moise Kean, who is on the verge of joining Fiorentina.