Juventus Goalkeeper Changes: Di Gregorio and Perin Depart

Juventus’ Goalkeeper Reset: Di Gregorio and Perin Head for the Exit

So much for a quiet summer in goal. Guglielmo Vicario had barely unpacked his bags and Juventus already look set to rip up the rest of their goalkeeping depth chart.

The club are preparing for a second major change between the posts in August, with both of last season’s top options now moving toward the door at Continassa. Michele Di Gregorio, the starter for 2023-24, has accepted that his time is up and agreed a season-long loan to the Premier League with Bournemouth. Mattia Perin, his long-serving deputy over the past two campaigns, is also close to leaving, with a permanent move to Serie B side Palermo on the table as the summer window ticks into its final days.

Di Gregorio’s loan includes an option to buy set at around €14-15 million, according to multiple reports. For Perin, Juventus and Palermo are still ironing out the final figures, but the deal would see him cut ties with the Bianconeri outright.

Strip it all back and, for now, that leaves just Vicario and third-choice veteran Carlo Pinsoglio — the squad’s unofficial “dad” and dressing-room constant — as the only goalkeepers certain to be called up for Sunday’s Serie A opener away to Frosinone.

Letting Di Gregorio go is one thing. His “adventurous” season, littered with errors and soft goals at the near post, made his position fragile the moment Vicario walked through the door. But Perin to Serie B is a different kind of jolt. Palermo are reportedly putting a strong contract in front of him and, crucially, offering the one thing he has rarely had in Turin: guaranteed, regular football.

For years, Perin seemed content with a different bargain — 10 to 15 appearances a season in a Juventus shirt, the status of trusted backup at a giant, rather than the weekly grind as a starter at a smaller club. Now that calculation appears to be shifting.

Maybe the lure of playing every weekend has finally won. Or maybe this is something else: a clear signal from the Juventus hierarchy that they want a clean break from the goalkeeping mishaps that helped drag last season into a sixth-place finish.

Pinsoglio stays as the constant. Everything else, suddenly, is up for redesign.