The Old Lady Speaks: A Juventus Podcast

The transfer activity has been few and far between for Juventus so far this summer. Is that a good thing? Something we should be worried about as June comes to an end? We discuss.

00:00 Introduction

02:51 Juventus' mercato activity, or lack thereof

22:55 Discussing the outgoing mercato rumors

28:27 The striker merry-go-round continues

36:44 Lucumi, the Juve-Bologna axis, and other mercato rumors

41:49 World Cup roundup

48:46 Question from the socials

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With so much focus on what is happening at the World Cup in North America, the rumor mill has been spinning with the same handful of names for days now. What does it all mean? We investigate.

00:00 Introduction

01:43 The search for a new goalkeeper

21:06 The search for a new (or old) striker

34:13 Squad management, and the challenge facing Carnevali and co. 

39:46 World Cup chat

48:05 Questions from the socials

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For the second straight summer, Juventus will have a different man leading the sporting area, with Sassuolo’s Giovanni Carnevali taking over after Damien Comolli was let go following the Bianconeri’s sixth-place finish.

00:00 Introduction

02:07 Overhaul in Turin: Comolli out, Carnevali in

09:51 Where did it go wrong for Comolli at Juve?

15:08 Confusion within the hierarchy and roles of the management

25:23 Carnevali takes over as CEO

35:03 Juve reportedly agree to personal terms with Emi Martinez

44:12 Questions from the socials

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The highest-paid player in Serie A will no longer be a Juventus squad member in a couple of weeks, as the club and the Serbian striker were unable to reach a contract extension. What went wrong? What will we remember most? So much to discuss!

00:00 Introduction

01:31 Farewell Dusan!

23:11 Sørloth, and the incoming striker market

30:40 It's game time! Let's play 'Keep or Sell'!

47:56 Quick thoughts on the 2026-27 Serie A calendar

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OK, so maybe not the kind of “extravaganza” kind of environment as previous seasons, but we look back on the recently-completed Juventus campaign and hand out some good and bad awards for the last nine months of calcio in Turin.

00:00 Introduction

02:29 Juventus' Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2025-26 season

16:01 Juventus' Least Valuable Player (LVP) of the 2025-26 season

37:59 Biggest surprise of the 2025-26 season

43:55 Biggest disappointment of the 2025-26 season

53:56 Best moment of the 2025-26 season

56:57 Thoughts on Spalletti's job performance

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