Club World Cup, Juve to start against Al Ain. Tudor: "There is great enthusiasm"

Washington, June 18, 2025 – Italy is looking for its first victory at the Club World Cup, it will try Juve in the night between Wednesday and Thursday against the Al Ain. One by one for Inter in the presence of Monterrey, and already a decisive challenge against the Rivers on the second day, so Juve will try to give joy to Italian football in the new Fifa competition. Juve, as we know, does not play to participate and the concept has been repeated for the umpteenth time by the Juventus environment. In particular, coach Igor Tudor, who knows Juventus' DNA well, knows the importance of the result when you train the most successful team in Italy. You don't go on vacation at the World Cup: "Finally we're off," says Tudor.  

Tudor: “Great enthusiasm”

Appointment at 3 am between Wednesday and Thursday at Audi Field in Washington where the Juve faces the United Arab Emirates teamAl Ain, for what is the first day of Group G of the Club World Cup. The Emirati team is not to be underestimated and will field in goal an old acquaintance of Italian football such as Rui Patricio, while in other departments be careful Infantino e Kaku in midfield and as striker Kodjo Laba, supported by the dangerous rahimi. Juve wants to face the competition with ambition and enthusiasm and coach Igor Tudor, on the eve of the challenge, was clear: "We are finally starting and there is great enthusiasm - his words in the conference - We have prepared the tournament carefully and we will give everything on the field. We did not come to participate, but to try to win. We know that the road is long but the mentality must be clear. We will think one game at a time without looking too far ahead". And as a good coach, obviously, he does not want to underestimate the opponent: "There are strong teams here and even if some of these are not known to the general public they must be respected", the message of Tudor. Furthermore, the Juve squad has been bolstered by some returnees, such as Daniele Rugani, and in general the condition is good: "The team trained well, but we still have to make some assessments. Rugani is an important resource and always trains seriously". The condition of some players coming back from a tiring end of the season needs to be checked. Tudor admits: “Some players are not 100%, Locatelli is recovering but still has some discomfort. koopmeiners e Cats? They trained well and we will have them with us, maybe not from the first minute", the current situation of Tudor. The good news, in view of the next season, is the return to the field of Gleison Bremer after the serious knee injury. The defender has resumed training, but it will probably be difficult to see him back on the pitch at the World Cup: "He is improving, he trained well yesterday but it is difficult to see him on the pitch. We do not want to force the pace", the coach's response. Also strong from his renewal until 2027, Tudor he then showed his Juve DNA again: "For me it's home, I'm happy with the renewal but my thoughts immediately went to the match. It's my job to ask for it. I ask the boys to never settle, neither in the match nor in training".

Gyokeres: Juve in pressure

It was reported yesterday: there is a glimmer of hope for Viktor gyokeresThe Swedish striker will leave the Sporting Lisbon, tense relations with the president, and for now the Arsenal he did not close the deal because the Portuguese are asking for more than 70 million. The situation is not simple and involves the club's number one, Balconies, in addition to European competition. Gyokeres will leave, that's for sure, but there will be a battle over the conditions. His agent is pushing for an exit around a figure of 70 million (60 plus bonuses), which would be the result of an agreement reached at the time with the president. But Sporting is not having it, with a clause of 100 million euros, according to rumors. Frederico Balconies he doesn't want to make excessive discounts, he probably won't ask for the clause but he's pushing for a figure higher than 70 million. There's a sense of rupture. The Juve there is, follows the lead, keeps contacts alive and would be ready to make an offer of 70 million overall, divided between fixed part and bonuses, but with deferred payment. Clearly, everything will depend on Dusan's exit Vlahovic, with whom Comolli will have a meeting, and in the management notebook there are other names, such as Victor osimhen, which is even more expensive, and Jonathan David. More hidden there is Santi Castro, which Bologna does not want to give up now.

Organization Chart: Watch Out for Goretti

Inside Juve, however, the organizational chart of the technical area also needs to be completed. The stock prices are falling Massara as he said (is he returning to Rome?), and also Bohatka, a strong name a few weeks ago, would have been removed from the market by Tolosa, who wants to confirm him in the saddle. Comolli turns the pages with the intention of inserting a technical director and a sporting director. For the first role there is the name of Roberto Goretti. Bound by a contract with Fiorentina until 2027, the manager was technical and sporting director of Perugia, his hometown, for eight seasons, then experiences with Reggiana and Cosenza until his arrival at Fiorentina in 2024. As sporting director, however, the name of Florent jumps to pole Ghisolfi, leaving Rome. He could be the one to complete the technical organization of the new Juve. Time is running out, because on one hand there is a game, but July, the date of the opening of the market, is just around the corner and Juve must be ready to improve the squad available to Igor Tudor. The goal? To bring a trophy back to the cabinet. Read also - Club World Cup, Juve-Al Ain: odds and TV times