With only an initial €50 million (US$60m) to play with according to Juventus general manager Damien Comolli, the club are looking at the bargain basement.
There’s also the tidy amount of €32m (US$37.5m) the Bianconeri picked up for competing in the FIFA Club World Cup, which could be used towards strengthening their squad.
On top of any income generated from player departures, with over a dozen not part of Igor Tudor’s plans.
Versatile attacker Timothy Weah, who was part of a failed double deal with team-mate Samuel Mbangula to Nottingham Forest, has a clutch of Premier League clubs interested but is veering ever closer to joining Olympique Marseille.
Tudor is eyeing up a move for a former Marseille player that he coached when manager of the French side during the 2022/23 campaign.
Veteran duo in last year of contract
Veteran right-back Jonathan Clauss would cost upwards of €7m (US$8.2m) from Ligue 1 outfit OGC Nice. Under Tudor he scored twice and provided a dozen goal assists from 42 appearances.
As the 32-year-old’s contract with Nice expires next year, the Bianconeri could be more cash savvy and wait until he becomes a free agent.
Former Udinese ace Silvan Widmer, who made infrequent appearances for Mainz 05, is another right-back on Juve’s radar. The 32-year-old would also be a free agent next year.
The German club seem keen to offload him for virtually next to nothing, as he only played infrequently last season.
Deal's not as dead as a Dodo
Fiorentina right-back Dodo would be a much more expensive acquisition, with a market value of €25m (US$29.3m). Juve would need to get some money from player sales, and need to be quick to do business as Barcelona, Inter Milan and Napoli are also monitoring Dodo.
There is some friction between Dodo and Fiorentina, as he was anticipating being offered a contract extension beyond his current deal that ends in two years.
Tudor’s process of undergoing a defensive overhaul will soon start rolling, but he will firstly have to have a clear out like his predecessor Thiago Motta did.
Motta was given a free rein last summer, so hopefully Juventus have learned from that mistake and will not allow Tudor the same sort of freedom to potentially shoot himself in the foot.