Ottolini pondering Juventus reunion with younger Genoa striker

Juventus sporting director Marco Ottolini is reportedly serious about poaching Genoa teenager Jeff Ekhator.

The 46-year-old rejoined the Bianconeri at the beginning of the yr following a memorable spell on the Ligurian membership between 2022 and 2025.

Ottolini successfully put collectively the present Genoa squad, so Juventus have been linked with a number of Grifone gamers since his return to the membership.

Which Genoa gamers are wished at Juventus

In latest months, Juventus have been preserving shut tabs on Brooke Norton-Cuffy. The London native is a 21-year-old right-back who rose via the ranks of Arsenal and joined Genoa in 2024.

Sadly for the Englishman, an damage will rule him out of Monday’s contest in Turin, however with Ottolini now in cost, he may play his soccer on the Allianz Stadium subsequent season whereas donning the well-known black and white stripes.

Along with Norton-Cuffy, Juventus are additionally monitoring Norwegian defender Leo Ostigard, who has already scored 5 targets this season. The centre-back will attempt to make a case for himself on Monday, and he already has an outdated ally at Continassa within the form of Luciano Spalletti, who coached him at Napoli.

In keeping with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus are additionally serious about buying the companies of the younger Ekhator.

Why Juventus are following Jeff Ekhator

{The teenager} is a Genoa native of Nigerian origins. He’s a bodily imposing centre-forward who was promoted to the primary staff in 2024.

The 19-year-old is taken into account one of the vital promising younger strikers in Italian soccer. He’s already an everyday with Italy U21, scoring two targets from his six caps.

Ekhator was linked with a number of golf equipment in January, together with Roma, however Daniele De Rossi was eager to take care of his companies.

This season, he has made 26 appearances throughout all competitions for the Rossoblu, with the bulk coming off the bench, and managed to attain three targets.

Ekhator is at present tied to Genoa with a contract legitimate till June 2029. Transfermarkt estimates his worth at €13 million.