Juventus have accomplished a shock signing on a free switch for Turkiye right-back Zeki Celik, who was unable to agree a brand new contract with Serie A rivals Roma.
Roma are reportedly assured of agreeing new phrases with the 29-year-old, who joins the Giallorossi from Lille in 2022.
He performed 151 video games in all competitions for Roma, scoring 2 objectives and offering 10 assists, serving to Roma to 3rd place within the Italian prime league within the 2025-26 season and serving to Roma return to the Champions League.
Nevertheless, Çelik will characterize one of many groups Roma completed within the prime 4 after signing a three-year cope with Juventus, who completed sixth.
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Çelik performed in two of Turkiye’s three video games on the World Cup, shedding to Australia and Paraguay in a humiliating group stage exit, however defeating the USA in a useless rubber on Matchday 3.
Juve have now accomplished 4 signings for the 2026-27 season, making the loans of Reus Openda and Jeremy Boga everlasting and securing a €16 million deal for ahead Jeff Hector from Genoa.
Dušan Vlahovic, Filip Kostic and Timothy Weah all left Turin, the latter to Marseille for €14 million, and the others as free brokers.
