The Moroccan striker is the chosen one to reinforce Spalletti’s squad: negotiations are underway on bonuses to satisfy Fenerbahce. It is unlikely that he will be available for the Napoli match.

Youssef En-Nesyri is one step away from Juve: negotiations are underway in Istanbul, where Juventus sporting director Marco Ottolini has been working for several days. The Fenerbahce striker is the chosen one to add that extra solution to the squad that Luciano Spalletti has asked for: a structured reference point who can occupy the opponent’s penalty area better than the other strikers in the squad, so as to completely make up for the absence due to injury of Dusan Vlahovic (who is also in his last year of contract). Negotiations have entered the final stage: bonuses are being discussed in order to bridge the gap with Fenerbahce’s request, which has already opened up to a temporary transfer without an obligation to buy.

Background—  Ottolini’s mission began in the middle of the week, after receiving the player’s approval and the Turkish club’s willingness to meet Juve’s demands: relations with Fenerbahce are good, strengthened by Kostic’s loan last season. The Juventus executive’s work in Turkey focused on two areas: sending a strong signal of closeness to the player, who has also been approached by other teams, and sticking to the deal based on a €5 million loan, with a buyout set at €20 million and €3 million in bonuses. The absence of Juve’s sporting director at the Stadium for the last Champions League match was well justified: Spalletti may have an extra striker to resolve a few difficult matches between now and the end of the season.