Jonathan David Joins Juventus on Free Transfer

Jonathan David has joined Juventus on a free switch, signing a five-year contract working by way of to June 2030 after his deal at Lille expired on the finish of the 2024-25 season, the Bianconeri confirmed on Friday.

The signing, introduced by the membership on 4 July 2025, represents the primary vital market transfer underneath new common supervisor Damien Comolli, in accordance with ESPN. David arrives with no switch charge connected, although BBC Sport studies Juventus pays prices of £10.8 million regarding the deal over three years, on high of his wages. His wage, per ESPN citing Gazzetta dello Sport, stands at €6 million web per season with as much as €2 million in efficiency bonuses.

David’s Ligue 1 File

The 25-year-old Canadian left Lille on the finish of the 2024-25 season after 5 years in Ligue 1, throughout which he scored 87 objectives in 178 appearances within the French high flight – a tally bettered over that interval solely by Kylian Mbappé, who scored 111. He contributed 116 objectives in all competitions throughout 249 appearances for the membership, registering 28 assists in complete, together with 12 in 2024-25. In Ligue 1 final season, no participant registered extra Opta-defined huge possibilities than David – 16, degree with Ousmane Dembélé – from 32 complete alternatives, yielding a 50 per cent conversion charge.

David additionally performed a key function in Lille’s 2020-21 Ligue 1 title triumph and the Trophée des Champions that adopted. He’s Canada’s all-time main scorer with 36 objectives in 67 worldwide appearances.

David’s Arrival and Juventus’s Attacking Wants

David’s arrival addresses a transparent want for firepower up entrance at Juventus, with Dušan Vlahović having fallen out of favour underneath Igor Tudor and broadly anticipated to depart this summer season, in accordance with ESPN. Talking on the official Bianconeri web site, David described the transfer as an honour, including that he sees adapting to Serie A and competing for titles as his subsequent problem – one he intends to fulfill head-on.