The Bianconeri head coach Igor Tudor is also eager to collect cash with the expected exits of flop Douglas Luiz and wantaway striker Dusan Vlahovic.
Versatile Timothy Weah is in France, having landed at Marseille Provence Airport last night and enthusiastically greeted by more than 300 Olympique Marseille supporters.
The 25-year-old United States international, who traveled with his father George, is scheduled to undergo a medical today and if that is successful is set to sign a season-long loan deal with Ligue 1 outfit Olympique Marseille.
Weah’s father, the 1995 Ballon d'Or winner, used to compete for both AC Milan and Marseille.
Forest move swerved by Weah
Juve, who tried unsuccessfully to sell Weah to Nottingham Forest during their dismal FIFA Club World Cup campaign, will earn €1 million (US$1.1m) for the loan.
There is a conditional obligation for Weah to join Marseille for €14m (US$16.2m), with a 15% sell-on clause for Juventus.
Weah previously enjoyed a successful stint in the French top tier with LOSC Lille, and signed from the Ligue 1 club for Juventus in 2023 at a cost of €11m (US$12.7m).
Juve target wanted by Marseille
Marseille could scupper a potential deal for the Turin titans for midfielder Matt O’Riley. Brighton & Hove Albion’s Danish star has attracted a plethora of Serie A sides this summer including AS Roma, Atalanta and Juve.
The 24-year-old moved to the Premier League side from Celtic 12 months after his proposed deal to Atalanta collapsed. He is valued around €25m (US$28.9m),
Marseille head coach Roberto De Zerbi, who was on Juve’s shortlist after Thiago Motta was sacked in March, has the cash to splash as he steered the club into this season’s Champions League.