Italians report:

Juventus plan insane player swap with Bayern

Federico Chiesa(Bild: AFP or licensors)

It would be a spectacular and crazy player swap that Juventus Turin are reportedly considering. According to the Italian media, the "Old Lady" wants to bring in Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna and let winger Federico Chiesa go. Bayern are at the center of this! 

The German record champions could now bring back Zirkzee, who they sold for €8.5 million in 2022, for around €25 million. Bayern negotiated this buy-back option at the time and it could now be worth its weight in gold. After all, the market value of the 22-year-old Dutchman is now estimated at around €40 million.

Federico Chiesa(Bild: 2024 Getty Images)

The 1.93-meter striker appeared in 29 of 31 possible league games for the Posch club this year, scoring a strong ten goals and setting up a further four. 

Joshua Zirkzee(Bild: ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Resale participation
Juve want to make the deal with one of Munich's long-standing dream players palatable to Bayern. As reported by "Tuttosport", the Italians would be prepared to use the 26-year-old winger as a bargaining chip in the negotiations. After all, the European champion has been a recurring theme at Bayern in recent years. The only question is whether sports boss Max Eberl will play along. After all, the Munich club also have a 50 percent resale stake in Zirkzee ...