A recap of what happened with Juventus over the summer

May

15th May:

Juventus defeat Atalanta 2-0 in the Italian Cup final, claiming a record-extending 15th Coppa Italia title. A Dusan Vlahovic header in the 72nd minute sealed the win, with manager Max Allegri sent off late on for his pitchside antics.

17th May:

Max Allegri is sacked after reports that he angrily attacked the referees, threatened a journalist and waved off sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli during the post-match Coppa Italia celebrations. Juventus Primavera manager Paolo Montero is appointed as caretaker for the final two games of the season.

20th May:

Juventus face Thiago Motta’s Bologna in the last game of the Serie A season. As rumours of Motta joining Juve swirled, goals from Chiesa, Milik and Yildiz see the Bianconeri come back from three goals down to grab a point in Motta’s final game in charge of I Rossoblù.

29th May:

Legendary Italy and Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci retires from professional football. The last member of the legendary BBC defense — Bonucci, Barzagli, Chiellini — announced his retirement after a glittering 19-year career, having recently left Turkish side Fenerbahce.

June

1st June:

With rumours of a legal battle on the horizon, Juventus announce that they have reached an agreement with Max Allegri in regard to the mutual termination of the final year of his contract.

12th June:

Juventus Football Club announce Thiago Motta as their new First Team head coach, signing an agreement with the Club until the 30th of June 2027..

21st June:

Juve keeper Wojciech Szczesny’s Poland side are confirmed as the first team eliminated from the European Championships, after a 3-1 defeat to Austria in their second game. Szczesny would pull off some great saves, although did pull Marko Arnautovic down in the box for a penalty to set up the third goal.

25th June:

Dusan Vlahovic and Filip Kostic’s Serbian squad are eliminated from Group C of Euro 2024 after a 0-0 draw against Denmark.

30th June:

Federico Chiesa, Andrea Cambiaso, Nicolo Fagioli and Federico Gatti’s Italy side are eliminated in the last 16 of Euro 2024. Switzerland won 2-0 as Italy missed out on the Euro quarter-finals for the first time since 2004 while Switzerland reached the quarter-finals for a second successive Euros.

On the same day, Douglas Luiz signs for Juventus in a convoluted deal which sees Samuel Iling-Junior, Enzo Barrenechea and cash heading to Aston Villa. Luiz signs a five-year contract worth a reported €4.5 million net a season.

July

2nd July:

Weston McKennie and Timothy Weah’s USA side are eliminated in the group stages of the Copa America following a 1-0 loss to Uruguay that meant they finished third in Group C with only the top two advancing.

5th July:

Juventus sign Monza goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio. He arrives from Monza on a season-long loan worth €4.5 million with an obligation to buy,. The total price of the deal will end up being €18 million, with Juve set to pay €13.5 million plus another potential €2 million in potential bonuses over to Monza come next summer when the obligation to buy is activated.

6th July:

Danilo features for Brazil as they crash out of the Copa America at the quarter final stage, losing 4-2 in a penalty shootout after a physical 0-0 draw. His teammate Gleison Bremer also warms the bench for the Selecao.

That night, dark horses of the tournament Türkiye (featuring Juve forward Kenan Yildiz) are eliminated from Euro 2024 in the quarter finals. Following a spirited showing which saw them go 1-0 up,Türkiye fall to the Netherlands 2-1.

7th July:

The 24/25 Serie A fixtures are released, with Juventus starting their campaign at home to newly promoted Como. Juve’s final game of the season will see them face Venezia away at the Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium.

9th July:

Moise Kean’s second stint at the Turin side comes to a close the side confirm they have sold him to Fiorentina for €13 million and another €5 million in potential bonuses.

As the day drew to a close, Adrien Rabiot and France were eliminated from Euro 2024, following a 2-1 loss to Spain in the semi finals.

10th July:

Midfielder Khéphren Thuram follows in the footsteps of his father Lilian by signing for Juve, departing former club Nice in a deal worth a total of €20 million.

16th July:

Juventus’ home kit is released, designed by Adidas for a ninth consecutive season. The home kit features a traditional black and white design with a crater-like graphic all over and a look and designed to replicate the surface of the moon. According to Adidas, the kit was inspired by space missions to the moon, which "serves as a guiding beacon to inspire players and fans alike, to continue exploring new horizons". There is no front-of-shirt sponsor after Juve failed to find a sponsor deal since Jeep's deal expired at the end of the 2023-24 season.

17th July:

Promising youth player Fabio Miretti — who has been on the books at Juve since elementary school — signs a contract extension with the club through to 2028.

18th July:

Juve sign 23-year-old Juan Cabal from Hellas Verona in a deal worth an initial €11 million fee that has an additional €2 million in potential add-ons. Cabal, capable of playing as a left-sided center back or at left back, signs a five-year deal worth €1.3 million per season.

20th July:

Juventus take part in a training camp at adidas HQ in Herzogenaurach, Germany, lasting from Saturday to Friday.

26th July:

Juventus’ first pre-season friendly sees them lose to FC Nürnberg, at their home ground, the Max-Morlock Stadion. The 2. Bundesliga side are the fresher of the two, further along in their pre-season preparations, with the start of their league campaign days away. A goal from Jander in the nineteenth minute put the German side ahead, before adding a further two goals through Forkel and Janisch in the 87th and 89th minutes to run out 3-0 victors.

30th July:

Juve offload two players on the same day, with Matias Soulé moving to Roma for an initial fee of €25.6 million with another €4 million in potential add-ons and Dean Huijsen heading to AFC Bournemouth, in a deal initially worth €15.2 million with another €3 million in add-on bonuses.

Juve’s away kit is released on the same day, continuing the cosmos theme of the home kit. Once again sponsorless, it has a bold yellow base, one of the traditional colours of the city of Turin, with a striped graphic portraying the glow emitted by distant unexplored galaxies in outer space.

August

3rd August:

Juve face French side Stade Brestois at the Adriatico Stadium in Pescara. After a goalless first half, Brest took the lead through Camara on 51 minutes, before goals from Vlahovic and Danilo put the Old Lady in front. 83 minutes in, Brest got in behind Juve’s high line with Axel Camblan getting himself on the end of a low cross to equalise as the game finished 2-2.

Meanwhile, this year’s Coppa Italia gets underway as total of eight teams from Serie B and Serie C compete in the preliminary round. Carrarese and Mantova advance to the first round, with Cesena and Avelljno joining them 24 hours later.

5th August:

For the second time in less than nine months, defender Gleison Bremer signs a contract extension through 2029, adding an extra year onto the deal that he signed in late December 2023. Bremer’s salary rises to €6 million per year, with his release clause increased from €60 million to €70 million.

6th August:

The club hold an open-door friendly at the Allianz Stadium, with the first team taking on a selection of players from the Juventus Next Gen and the Bianconeri Under-19 teams. The match was played over two half-hour halves, with two goals for the first team in each half. The first half saw Danilo and Timothy Weah get on the scoresheet, before the second half saw Yildiz find the back of the net from a corner kick, before Khéphren Thuram rounded off a 4-0 win for the first team.

9th August:

21-year-old defender Nicolo Savona signs a contract extension through 2029. Savona is also promoted to the senior squad after a strong preseason showing, been at Juventus since 2011.

10th August:

Another day, another youth prospect steps up as Jonas Rouhi signs a new deal through 2028, also being promoted to the senior team. Having joined the Juventus youth setup back in 2020, Rouhi offers depth at left back following plenty of experience gained in Serie C last season.

11th August:

Juventus’ last fixture before the start of the season is at the Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg, against Atletico Madrid. 0-0 at half time, substitute João Félix put Atletico ahead three minutes after the break, with a smart pass from Reinildo down the left setting up Samuel Lino to cut back for Ángel Correa to dummy, and set up Félix to slot home. Correa would double Atleti’s lead on 85 minutes, converting a penalty into the bottom corner as the Spanish side ran out 2-0 victors.

Meanwhile back in Italy, Juventus Next Gen’s campaign in the Coppa Italia Serie C was short lived. They were eliminated in the first round after losing 2-1 to Gorgonzolan side Giana Erminio.

13th August:

Juventus’ worrying obsession with the moon this season continues with the release of the third kit. The kit resembles the moon's reflection in the night sky with a starry night colour palette in shades of navy blue. It features refined gold details, a tonal all-over graphic, an elegant polo collar with a gold ‘Juventus’ sign-off on the back neck. Rumours that Thiago Motta is secretly a werewolf are as of time of print unsubstantiated.

14th August:

After moves to Saudi Arabia and Monza fail to materialise, Wojciech Szczesny leaves Juventus by mutual consent. After seven years at the club, the Polish keeper will reportedly be paid around €4 million to terminate his contract early, in comparison to the €6.5 million he was set to earn in the final year of his deal.

19th August:

Season 2024/25, Juventus’ 127th season in existence, gets underway proper as the Bianconeri welcome Como to the Allianz Stadium for their opening Serie A fixture.