Federico Chiesa’s future at Juventus seems to have already been decidedThe Genoa-born player was previously one of the key players in Juve’s attack and was considered expendable in the 2024/25 summer market. The reason? The arrival of Thiago Motta as the new coach of the “Vecchia Signora”.

The Italian-Brazilian coach has made it clear that he is not counting on the former Fiorentina player in his sporting project, which promises a real revolution in the dressing room. “Internally, we were clear with Chiesa. The club is trying to find solutions for him, but he also has to look for solutions as quickly as possible, for his own good, for the good of the team and for everyone else.” The new Turin coach said on August 3rd after the striker was not called up for the pre-season friendly between Juventus and Stade Brest (2-2). He was also not called up for the friendly against Atletico Madrid (2-0), which seems to be a clear message about the “Bianconeri”‘s intentions with the winger.

Juventus has taken Chiesa out of first team training

Now the pressure on Federico Chiesa has increased. Why? Since this Friday, he has been separated from the group in training and has to work separately from his teammates with other players who are not part of Thiago Motta’s plans.. Given this premise, it would not be surprising if the former Bologna coach, following the trend of pre-season friendlies, did not call up the Italian winger for the match that the “Vecchia Signora” will play on Sunday 18 August against Como 1907, featuring Cesc Fàbregas, in their debut in the 2024/25 Serie A.

This is nothing other than a coercive measure by his team to force the striker to seek a new footballing callingsomething that Juventus would welcome. Apart from not fitting into Thiago Motta’s project, the striker’s contract expires next summer (2025). Therefore, Juventus fear that the Genoese player could decide to extend his stay at the club this summer to negotiate his connection to another team as a free agent. This option, which is in the final stages of his contract, could come into effect from January 2025 and could possibly come into play in the summer market, which would be a major blow for the Turin team. It is worth noting that Juventus invested around €50 million in his signing in 2022 and could obtain between €20 and €25 million for him.

Will FC Barcelona take advantage of this market opportunity?

This last point is attractive for FC Barcelona, ​​as Federico Chiesa, at his best, could be an excellent reinforcement for the Blaugrana attack, especially in the left wing position they are currently looking for. Signing a player in the range of 20-25 million euros who still has many years of his best football performance ahead of him (26 years old) could be a very valuable optionalthough his salary of around 5 million euros net per season hardly fits into the salary scale.

If FC Barcelona is interested in him, given the complications with new signings like Nico Williams Alongside Luis Díaz, they would have to act quickly as several teams are interested in his services as it is a top asset at a relatively low price. Roma is one of the clubs that have shown interest in adding him to their squad this summer, especially if they sell Paulo Dybala to Saudi football. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, London teams such as Chelsea and Tottenham could also be an option.