Paris FC Targets Jonathan David as Juventus Exit Approaches

Paris FC have moved into the race for Juventus forward Jonathan David, with the Canada international expected to leave Turin after a difficult first season, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.

David arrived at Juve from Lille OSC on a free transfer last summer, billed as a smart piece of business and a fresh attacking option. It never really caught fire. Under Luciano Spalletti, the 26-year-old struggled to impose himself and now finds himself firmly on the list of potential departures, with the club ready to cut ties after just one campaign.

That situation has alerted Paris FC, who suddenly have a very different-looking forward line to the one they imagined at the start of the summer. Willem Geubbels was sold earlier in the window and quickly replaced by Lassine Sinayoko, a move that initially seemed to complete Liam Rosenior’s attacking puzzle.

Then came the shock.

Ciro Immobile, expected to go around once more and provide experience and goals, instead walked into the dressing room last month and told his teammates he would be retiring imminently. The plan changed in an instant. Paris FC lost not just a striker, but a reference point.

Rosenior and the club hierarchy are now pushing to add another attacker, and David has emerged as a leading candidate. His profile fits: still in his prime at 26, proven in Ligue 1 from his Lille days, and in need of a reset after a frustrating spell in Italy.

Paris FC, though, are not alone. La Gazzetta dello Sport report that Atletico Madrid are also in the frame, offering heavyweight competition and a very different kind of project. If Juventus are indeed ready to move David on, the battle for his signature could quickly escalate.

For Paris FC, still reshaping their attack after Immobile’s abrupt farewell, winning that race would send a clear message about their ambition for the season ahead.