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New players are most likely to replace Concesan. The new stadium brings 800 million yuan in revenue to Juventus. Casey returns to Serie A?

3:17pm, 10 September 2025【Football】

Juventus has several candidates to replace Francisco Concesan for the Italian national derby against Inter this weekend, but reports on Tuesday show that if the Portuguese international is really absent, the newly signed Belgian forward Lois Openda is the most likely candidate to replace him.

The Portuguese national team confirmed on Monday that Concesan left the national team training camp early due to muscle discomfort, which made him doubt whether he could catch up with Juventus' Serie A match against Inter Milan this Saturday.

Concesan started for Juventus in the first two rounds of Serie A, supporting the single arrow with Ilditz in the 3-4-2-1 formation. McKennie has played this position so far this season, but he may replace the suspended left-wing Cambiaso against Inter.

If Tudor insists on the same formation, Concesan's natural replacement is Kuppmenas or Gegrova. But due to an adductor injury, Gegrova has not been in the competition for nine months and has missed the second half of the 2024-25 season, so it seems unlikely that he will be the starter in such a major match.

Kupmenas is still a viable option, but news from the Milan Sports and Turin Sports suggests that Oppenda is more likely to start.

The Milan Sports Daily revealed that Tudor may fine-tune the formation to 3412 or 352. In both cases, Irdez's position may retreat more, and Oppenda will fight side by side with Jonathan David on the front line.

Tudor may also decide to let Vlahovic play with David, but Oppenda will return from the national team earlier than the Serbians, so there is more time to prepare for this weekend's battle against Inter Milan.

Tuttojuve reported that Juventus is interested in former AC Milan and Atlanta midfielder Frank Casey, but the high salary of the Côte d'Ivoire international is the main obstacle.

Kesey's contract with Jeddah Nationals is about to expire, and there are signs that he may transfer and leave once the season is over. There have been long speculation that the Ivorian midfielder will return to Europe to play football, and his ties with some clubs have begun to surface during the Saudi professional league.

Although he left European football, Casey has maintained a high level of performance. His performance was also convincing during his time in Italy, especially in AC Milan, where he proved his ability to be in the middle of the stadium, which attracted the interest of some European clubs.

As his contract with the Saudi club is approaching its end, buyers' interest in him is expected to intensify, with Juventus being one of them, and the Zebra Corps considering bringing him back to the Apennines. According to Tuttojuve, Juventus believes that Casey is an ideal complement to Tuttore's team.

Juventus reportedly believes that Casey has the qualities needed to excel in their tactical system, which can add physical fitness and calmness to the midfield position. His familiarity with Serie A further strengthens his reason for a reliable choice as a club, and Juventus is keen to sign him to strengthen.

However, the key hurdle remains Kathy’s current salary in Saudi Arabia, which is much higher than what most European clubs are willing to offer. However, if Casey decides to return to European football, Juventus is ready to explore ways to sign him.

For Juventus, it would be of great value to introduce a player like Casey in a free transfer. The Ivorians are able to defend, dribble and contribute on the offensive end, making him a valuable asset to the Tudor program.

Report on Monday claimed that Juventus was about to send the next generation of "graduate" Jonas Ruch to Belgian team KVC Westeros on the last day of the Belgian summer transfer window, but negotiations reportedly broke down at the last minute for the following reasons:

Although the Serie A transfer window was closed on September 1, the transfer markets in some other countries remain open, meaning Italian clubs can still send players to these leagues. But Serie A clubs can no longer introduce any new players except free agents. In Belgium, the deadline for the transfer window is 23.59 pm on Monday.

It is reported that Juventus is about to loan Swedish left-back Ruch to Belgian team Westeros, but the latest news on Tuesday revealed that Juventus is trying to add a conditional purchase obligation clause in the negotiations, while Belgium only hopes to loan Ruch and may add a buyout option.

In the end, the two sides did not reach an agreement, and Ruki is still a Juventus player.

The Rome Sports reported that since the launch of the Allianz Stadium in 2011, Juventus has earned about 800 million euros.

According to data released by the Rome Sports, the Zebra Legion is trying to further increase revenue by opening stadiums to more non-football events, with the goal of achieving annual revenue of 100 million euros.

Allianz Stadium has proven to be the most advanced stadium in Italian football, and is the only stadium of the 10 candidate stadiums that meets all requirements for UEFA's UEFA 2032 European Cup tournament.

With the increase in revenue, Allianz Stadium has also become a fortress for Juventus, and the club's record at Allianz home court is also impressive.

In the 267 Serie A games held at Allianz Arena, the Zebras won 203 games, drew 46 games and lost only 18 games.

In addition, Juventus remained unbeaten at home in the 2011-12 season, 2013-14 season and 2016-17 season; he only lost once in the 2014-15 season, 2015-16 season, 2019-20 season and 2023-24 season..

Juventus won 33 consecutive home games between October 2015 and April 2017, which made his opponent frightened.