Juve, Motta on the edge: forced to win with Genoa. Tudor and Mancini in the background

Bologna, March 21, 2025 – Thiago Motta stays at the helm, perhaps. Also out of necessity. Cristiano Joints after the Florence debacle he confirmed it, but behind the scenes the discussions and reflections are underway, because the risk of missing out on the Champions League is becoming concrete and it would be a problem for the Juventus budget. The management, therefore, must remain vigilant and alert in case things collapse and require immediate intervention. For now this has not happened, for two reasons. The first is that the coaches with whom a new cycle could be built (Gasp, Conte and Pioli) are not free and it is worth waiting and taking the risk. Second, the ferrymen are not available to be…ferrymen. Igor Tudor and Roberto Mancini they are two appreciated profiles, but both would like a contract until 2026 and not to be a stopgap for a few games. By doing so, however, Juve would preclude the possibility of acting in June with one of the three coaches mentioned above. And so, in these conditions, it is up to Motta to straighten out the shack and keep the course straight until the end of the championship.  

We need a win over Genoa, otherwise…

The situation remains delicate and fluid at home Juventus. These are days of discussions at all levels to understand how to get out of the crisis and spur a recovery. Many topics have been addressed, starting from the coach-team relationship, passing through tactical aspects (Motta could change the module), closing with a wider use of the squad without marginalized players. The reference is to those who have often been excluded lately, especially Dusan Vlahovic. In short, Giuntoli is trying to get to the heart of the problem, while the ownership urges an immediate recovery that will ferry Juve into the top four places to guarantee Champions League revenues next season. The budget is at stake - Elkann would no longer like to proceed with cyclical capital increases - and the future market, between capital gains, redemptions and purchases. Even Francisco is starting to be in doubt conception and Randal kolo muani, players for whom 70-80 million would be needed to confirm them from Porto and PSG. Unattainable figures without the Champions League. The march, therefore, must necessarily resume with Genoa, when Motta will have no other result available than victory. Only another misstep, or an explicit request from the team to change, would lead to an extreme decision and voted towards dismissal. At that point a big problem would open up, why choose Mancini o Tudor it would mean precluding other solutions in June, and entrusting the team to Magnanelli for eight games (not two or three) it might be too much of a risk.

In June everything can change

But if Motta still has the possibility of keeping the bench until the end of the season, as far as the summer is concerned all scenarios are open. The position of the coach is now cracked, the environment complains not only about the poor results but also about the management of the group and the total lack of mentality; and with these premises the management also evaluates what to do. Joints is at stake more than others having chosen to entrust the project to Motta, but within the board of directors there are different positions on which Elkann will have to find a synthesis. It is no mystery that there are those who are pushing for Antonio's return Tale, who would have Juventus DNA in his blood. The problem is of an economic and relational nature. Conte's salary, to be added to that of Motta in the event of dismissal, is very high and in addition there would be significant requests for investments for the incoming market. It is always worth remembering the phrase of Tale in the black and white era 'with 10 euros you can't eat in a 100 restaurant' and in the event of a return to Turin there would be half a squad to change. It costs less, but he always started from Juve in his youth, Gian Piero Gasperini. At the end of the exciting cycle at the Goddess and Juve can become a concrete option, both for play and intensity, and for mentality and aggressive football. And he could certainly revitalize Teun koopmeiners. Another option is Stefano Pioli, today in Arabia. Pressing and offensive football, a Scudetto won at Milan but also good things at Lazio with two finals and the return to the Champions League. It is more difficult, however, to think about Zinedine ZidaneThe former playmaker is reportedly waiting for a call from the French national team starting in 2026.

I dream of Osimhen

Then, there is the market. You know, Cristiano's appreciation Joints for Victor osimhen it's total, but to get it you need a significant nest egg. The Champions League revenues are basic, but a capital gain would be too (Vlahovic to 40 million?). The trail is moving under the radar and is only feasible in the event of participation in the Champions League, both for revenue and for the prestige of the player who wants to try his hand at the most important European competition. The negotiation will not be easy at all, but the name of osimhen would get all the possible coaches to agree (Motta or a possible replacement). Also under scrutiny is Randal Kolo Muani. Starting off at full speed with five immediate goals, the Frenchman gradually faded away along with the team and today he has been sucked into the whirlpool of negativity of a Juventus in crisis. To confirm him, a new agreement with PSG is needed, another year's loan then redemption, or to buy him immediately, but that would require around fifty million. A figure that Juve could save and divert directly to Osimhen. These are delicate days, therefore, also for Giuntoli, who risks ending up in the eye of the storm for the investments that did not go well and for the choice of Motta on the Juventus bench. Everything is up for discussion. Read also - Under 21, where to watch the friendly between the Azzurri and Holland