According to the "Milan Sports" report, Juventus faces nearly 60 million euros in fiscal risks as the buyout clauses of Douglas Luis and Nicholas Gonzalez may not be activated. Juventus dealt with Douglas Luis and Nicholas Gonzalez at the...
According to the "Milan Sports" report, Juventus faces nearly 60 million euros in fiscal risks as the buyout clauses of Douglas Luis and Nicholas Gonzalez may not be activated.
Juventus dealt with Douglas Luis and Nicholas Gonzalez at the last moment of the summer window. They joined Nottingham Forest and Atletico Madrid on loan respectively, temporarily reducing the financial burden for Juventus, and also allowing these two players who performed poorly at Juventus to further stay in the team and lose their value.
But the problem is that these two transfers may be withdrawn after 10 months, because both are loan transfers and the buyout clause will be forced to trigger only if the specific season conditions are met. It is still unknown whether these conditions can be truly realized.
Douglas Louis' situation
His loan fee is 3 million euros and the buyout fee is 25 million euros, and the trigger is to play at least 15 games in the season, at least 45 minutes per game.
On the surface, this is not a difficult goal, especially Nottingham Forest will participate in the Europa League this season, with a sufficient schedule. But Juventus is still worried, including physical reasons and the head coach's relationship.
Douglas Louis had four muscle injuries last season and his health was in doubt. During his time at Juventus, he did not establish a good understanding with Mota and Tudor, and he did not get a chance in two games under Nuno. It is still unknown whether the new coach Postkoglu will reuse him.
If Douglas Louis' performance in the Forest is as sluggish as he has at Juventus (only 7 games last season played more than 45 minutes), then it is very likely that he will return to Juventus in the summer of 2026.
Gonzalez's situation
His loan fee is 1 million euros and the buyout fee is 32 million euros, but the trigger conditions are more stringent. He must play at least 21 games in the remaining 35 games of La Liga, each of which is no less than 45 minutes.
This means that Gonzalez needs to impress Simeone immediately to get a stable chance to play. In the past two seasons, Gonzalez has only barely achieved this goal in Juventus and Fiorentina. He made 22 appearances in Fiorentina in the 2023/24 season (not less than 45 minutes) and 23 appearances in Juventus last season (not less than 45 minutes).
Juventus temporarily alleviated the financial pressure through these two loan operations, but since buyout conditions may not be realized, the risk of nearly 60 million euros is still shrouded in the club.
