Juventus Goalkeeper Changes: Vicario In, Di Gregorio and Perin Out

So much for stability in goal.

Barely weeks after Juventus brought in Guglielmo Vicario on a season-long loan, the club are tearing up the rest of their goalkeeping depth chart. The position that was supposed to be settled is suddenly the busiest department in the building.

Michele Di Gregorio, last season’s starter, has accepted that his time in Turin is effectively up. He has agreed a season-long loan move to the Premier League with Bournemouth, a deal that includes an option to buy set at around €14-15 million, according to multiple reports. For a player who arrived as the No. 1 only a year ago, it is a brutal but clear message: Juventus are moving on.

Behind him, the dominoes keep falling. Mattia Perin, the dependable deputy of the past two seasons, is also close to the exit. The veteran is in line for a permanent move to Serie B side Palermo, with the two clubs still negotiating the final transfer fee. If completed, it ends a long stretch in which Perin chose the role of trusted backup in Turin over a guaranteed starting spot elsewhere.

For years, Perin looked like the rare goalkeeper content with 10–15 appearances a season, the odd big night under the lights, and the security of a Juventus contract. Palermo, though, are reportedly putting a strong offer on the table and, crucially, regular football. At 31, that combination is difficult to ignore.

All of this leaves Massimiliano Allegri – and the Juventus hierarchy – in an awkward spot heading into the opening weekend. As things stand, only Vicario and third-choice goalkeeper Carlo Pinsoglio are locked in for Sunday’s season opener away to Frosinone. Pinsoglio, the eternal squad glue and unofficial team dad, suddenly looks a lot more important than just the guy leading celebrations from the bench.

The decision to let Di Gregorio go is understandable on performance alone. His “adventurous” campaign was littered with costly errors, including a string of goals conceded at the near post that became a grim motif of a season that ended in sixth place. Vicario’s arrival always hinted at a reset between the posts; Di Gregorio has simply read the writing on the wall.

Perin’s potential departure feels different. This is not about glaring mistakes or a disastrous season. It looks more like a deliberate break from the recent past. A clean sweep of the position, Pinsoglio aside, after a year in which goalkeeping errors repeatedly undercut Juventus’ ambitions.

If both deals go through, August will not just be about integrating Vicario. It will be about finding another goalkeeper, rebuilding a hierarchy, and trusting that a radical overhaul in one of the most sensitive positions on the pitch will steady a team still trying to climb back to the top.

The message from Continassa is unmistakable: last season’s standards in goal were not good enough. Now the club has to prove it can find the right pair of hands to match its ambitions.