Towards the end of December, TuttoSport reported Liverpool and Arsenal are interested in Juventus’ Kenan Yildiz.
This interest, and similar from elsewhere, sparked the Italian club into making progress over a new contract. They had initially faced struggles in that regard but positive signs were starting to emerge.
Gazzetta dello Sport covers the 20-year-old’s future in Turin. Liverpool and Arsenal wanting him is covered again.
While this put Juventus under pressure, the player has never pushed for a move. Bayern Munich also like him but Yildiz would rather stay at the Bianconeri.
The attacker feels like a real symbol of the club and also has a close connection with the heritage and history.
The Old Lady are now prepared to hand Yildiz a salary of €6m per season. This is a big upgrade on his current wage of €1.5m per season, making him among the highest paid players of the side.
Now, the player’s entourage and Juve are expecting a deal to be finalised soon. The first few weeks of 2026 are likely to be decisive, with the new contract to expire in 2030 or 2031.
This should rule out any chance of Arsenal or Liverpool signing the Turkey international. Likely, they never really had a chance due to the player’s intentions. It was all his entourage rushing Juve into a renewal, with Jorge Mendes involved in all of it.