(Image: Richard Crease)
(Image: Richard Crease)
MICHELE Di Gregorio is travelling to the UK this morning ahead of a loan move to the Cherries from Juventus, according to reports.
The clubs agreed a deal for the goalkeeper over the weekend, after talks last week, as reported.
There is an option to buy in the deal of £12 million plus add-ons, and a loan fee if that option is not triggered of £1.3 million, Sky Sports' Mark McAdam has reported.
Di Gregorio was Juventus’ number one last season, and played 37 times in all competitions, including six in the Champions League as the Italian giants were knocked out in the playoff stage by Galatasaray.
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In total, the Italian stopper has featured 84 times for Juve, after he joined the club from Monza, where he played a total of 144 times as the club reached Serie A.
A youth product of Inter Milan, he had loan spells at Renate, Novara, Pordenone and a two-season loan at Monza, before joining the latter side on a permanent move in 2022 following their promotion to the top flight for the first time in club history.
Di Gregorio moved to Juventus on an initial loan in July 2024 before the obligation to buy in the deal was triggered at the end of the 24/25 season.
In his time at Juventus, Di Gregorio conceded 84 goals in 84 appearances, keeping 36 clean sheets.
The Cherries have been looking to reinforce their goalkeeper department this summer, in order to replicate the department they had in the second half of last season.
That saw Christos Mandas provide competition to Djordje Petrovic, with Fraser Forster as number three and playing a mentor role.
Another move for Mandas, potentially on loan again from Lazio, was not possible this summer, so Bournemouth have been weighing up their options, including keeping Will Dennis at the club as number two, but this move may pave the way for Dennis to depart the club.