Juventus Goalkeeper Reshuffle: Di Gregorio and Perin Departing
So much for stability in goal.
Barely weeks after Juventus brought in Guglielmo Vicario on a season-long loan, the club is bracing for a full-scale reshuffle between the posts. The plan had been simple: Vicario arrives, competition increases, and calm returns. Instead, August is turning into a clear-out.
Michele Di Gregorio, last season’s starter, has accepted that his time in Turin is effectively up. He has agreed a season-long loan move to the Premier League with Bournemouth, a deal that includes an option to buy set at around €14-15 million, according to multiple reports. For a player who arrived as a potential long-term No. 1, it is a sharp turn in his Juventus story.
Right behind him in the queue to leave is Mattia Perin. The long-serving backup, a constant presence in the dressing room and a reliable stand-in on the pitch, is now in talks over a permanent transfer to Palermo. The Serie B side are negotiating a fee with Juventus, and the move is gathering pace as the final week of the summer window approaches.
If both deals go through, Juventus’ goalkeeping depth chart for Sunday’s Serie A opener at Frosinone will look remarkably thin: Vicario as the new starter and Carlo Pinsoglio, the eternal third-choice and unofficial team dad, as his only confirmed support.
Di Gregorio’s departure is easier to understand on sporting grounds. His “adventurous” season was littered with errors, including a string of goals conceded at the near post that cost Juventus points and patience. The club’s sixth-place finish did little to shield him from criticism, and Vicario’s arrival spelled the end of his brief reign.
Perin’s situation feels different. For years he seemed content with the niche he carved out in Turin: 10-15 games a season, the trust of his coaches, and the prestige of wearing the Juventus shirt even as a backup. Now Palermo are offering him a strong contract and, crucially, the chance to play every week — but at the cost of dropping to Serie B.
That potential move says as much about Juventus as it does about Perin. This looks less like a gentle transition and more like a deliberate break from the recent past. The club appear ready to sever ties with the goalkeeping group associated with last season’s costly mistakes and uneven performances, keeping only Pinsoglio as the familiar face in a revamped department.
Maybe Perin has simply decided he wants to feel like a first-choice goalkeeper again. Maybe the Juventus hierarchy has decided that a clean slate is the only way forward.
Either way, when the team walks out in Frosinone, the most striking change will not be the new faces in midfield or attack. It will be the view from the back, where an entirely new era in goal is about to start — and there is still another goalkeeper to find before the window closes.
