With head coach Igor Tudor aiming to sell the majority of his attacking players, in a bid to remould the squad to his liking for an assault on Serie A next term, the club are looking to recoup the money they splashed out this month.
Nicolas Gonzalez, who can be utilized on either flank or as a makeshift center-forward, joined the Turin titans last summer from Fiorentina on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy.
The Bianconeri forked out €28.1 million (US$32.8m) on 1 July, but he is not part of Igor Tudor’s plans to tackle the Italian top tier and Champions League.
Although he was highly regarded by former head coach Thiago Motta, once the ex-Bologna was replaced by Tudor the 27-year-old slipped down the pecking order.
Club World Cup bit-part
At the FIFA Club World Cup he was an unused substitute for the opening match against Al-Ain FC, made a brief appearance against Wydad AC but played the entire 90 minutes for the mauling by Manchester City.
As Juventus looked desperately lightweight upfront against Real Madrid in the last 16, Tudor threw him on for the final half-hour but as a wing-back.
The Spanish giants ran riot to completely control the tie. It was only down to 10 superb saves from keeper Michele Di Gregorio that prevented a hammering.
Although the Argentina international would probably be snapped up by a Saudi Pro League, Gonzalez would prefer to find a club to get minutes under his belt in order to be selected by Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni to tackle the 2026 World Cup finals.
Project Motta enticed Gonzalez
He had opportunities to sign for Premier League and Saudi Pro League clubs last summer, but was sold on the back of Project Motta.
His debut season for the Bianconeri was hampered by injury, although he scored five goals in 38 appearances.
Rather than be deployed as a wing-back at Juve, he needs to find a suitable club where he can be implemented in his favored position on the right wing to impress Scaloni.
Juventus will want to recover the transfer fee they paid less than a fortnight ago. Already a clutch of Serie A sides have indicated interest, which includes Bologna and Monza, although he is also being monitored by Dutch Eredivisie giants Feyenoord.