Alexander Sørloth smiles slyly when asked about the Juventus link, with the answer: “Fully focused on the World Cup”. Transfer journalist Romano reported last week Sørloth’s representatives are in negotiations with Juventus, there is a transfer from Atletico Madrid in the air. Then it is of course of interest what is going on in Turin, Sørloth’s potential new club. On Monday, a “fired with immediate effect” message comes from Italy.
Damien Comolli has previously been sporting director at Saint-Étienne, Liverpool and Fenerbahce, as well as director of football at Tottenham. A year ago, the Frenchman was brought to Juventus on a three-year contract, for the past seven months the 54-year-old has served as CEO of the iconic club.
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According to several Italian media, the club has chosen to dismiss Comolli with immediate effect, where it is expected that Sassuolo’s Giovanni Carnevali will be his replacement.
It comes after a turbulent 2025-26 season in Turin for Comolli, who first managed a transfer window last summer that proved to be a complete failure, further that the Juve squad, which he played an important role in putting together, failed to qualify for the Champions League.
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Although a good part of that squad was not put together by him, he still bore much of the burden when it came to the squad’s mistakes this past season. Combine that with the reported fractured relationship with manager Luciano Spalletti, and you have a potentially untenable situation where things couldn’t be repaired,” reports Italy.
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