Former Italian manager, Luciano Spalletti has verbally agreed to become the new Coach for Juventus, Softfootball reports.
The Old Lady sacked Igor Tudor on Monday following a series of poor results and his last matches were losing 1-0 each to Como and Real Madrid respectively.
According to football expert, Fabrizio Romano via his official X handle, the Italian is willing to join the Turin club. He revealed:
Luciano Spalletti has agreed to become new Juventus manager, deal in place.
Verbal agreement until June 2026 plus option to extend based on Champions League spot to reach this season.
Formal steps/contracts being checked by lawyers before signing all documents. ✍🏼
Luciano Spalletti last Serie A job was as manager of Napoli where he led the club to their first Scudetto title in 30 years with players like Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia playing key roles at the time.
However, difference in ambition and transfer targets led to Spalletti and the club parting ways and it wasn’t long before Khvicha Kvaratskhelia moved to Paris Saint-Germain where he went on to win Ligue 1, UEFA Champions League and played in the Club World Cup final while Victor Osimhen led Galatasaray to the Turkish Super Lig title and won the most Valuable Player and Topscorer award in Turkey last season.
Juventus are currently placed eighth with 12 points and Spalletti’s first match, if confirmed as manager, is expected to be against Cremonese on Saturday.
