Mbangula transfers to Bremen, Gati renews contract for 5 years, Juventus new player Joao Mario arrives in Turin

Juventus Club confirmed on its official website that it has renewed its contract with central defender Federico Gati and the new contract is signed until the summer of 2030.

In a statement released on the official website, the Zebras confirmed Gatti's contract renewal and praised the Italian defender, "his quality, coupled with courage and undeniable defensive ability, has made him a reference point for everyone in games after game."

Since joining Juventus from Frosinone in 2022, Gatti has become an important part of the Zebras. Although he played only half of Serie A in his first season at Juventus in 2022-23, he has made 36 and 46 appearances in all competitions in the last two seasons.

Gatti has cemented his importance at Juventus' back line, especially considering Brazilian defender Bremer's long-term injury last season.

Gatti has made more than 100 appearances for Juventus, and it is obvious that he has renewed his contract for five years to 2030, and the club is eager to make the Italian defender the core of their defense and locker room leader.

IlBianconero reported that although Juventus only started pre-season training on Thursday, six players including Bremer, Kabar and Palin have returned to Continentasa early to report.

Juventus players' vacation time has been shortened due to traveling to the United States this summer to participate in the club World Cup. After a few weeks of rest, the Zebras will start preparing for the new season at Continas this Thursday.

As reported earlier this week, 28-year-old Bremer appeared in Turin early, and the Brazilian defender returned from vacation early. He had been on the verge of more than nine months and was determined to recover his best physical condition.

Bremer suffered a knee cruciate ligament injury in the Champions League match against RB Leipzig in October and is now close to returning to hope to compete for his first summer friendly against Regina next week. Therefore, he insisted on returning to Continentasa base quickly and developing a personalized plan before re-entering group training.

But according to IlBianconero, Bremer is not the only Juventus player to return to the team early, as Kelly, Cabal, Palin, Mireti and Savona have also returned to the training base. The identities of these five players are not surprising, as they, like Bremer, are working hard to recover from injuries.

Colombia defender Kabar suffered a similar injury to Bremer in the national team last November, and he still needs some work to return to the field. As for Palin, he had a hand surgery and missed the Club World Cup, as did Mireti, who underwent shoulder surgery while on loan at Genoa and is still in rehabilitation.

In addition, Kelly and Savona were injured during the Club World Cup and may take several weeks to recover completely.

Italian media confirmed that Porto defender Joao Mario will transfer to Juventus permanently. Let us learn more about this new Zebras.

It is reported that 25-year-old Joao Mario will join Juventus for 10 million euros, while Alberto Costa will join Porto for a total price of 16 million. Sources revealed that Mario will undergo a medical examination arranged by Juventus on Thursday and then officially sign the contract.

As a player trained by Porto youth training, Joao Mario has played 181 times for the Portuguese Super League giant so far, scoring 5 goals, sending 26 assists, and playing for the Portuguese national team in 3 games.

Mario is 1.78 meters tall and has a balanced left and right foot skills, but he is always on the right side, whether it is the right back or the right wing, which is also where Tudor is expected to arrange his position.

In the recent Club World Cup held in the United States, Mario participated in all three group matches and gave an assist, but failed to prevent Porto from being eliminated in the group stage. Last season, Mario made two assists in 27 appearances in the league and two assists in 8 Europa League games.

According to Sofascore statistics, Mario's pass accuracy in the league last season was 83%, but in the 2024-25 season, his accurate pass rate in the opponent's half was only 74%. The 25-year-old Portuguese right-back created 10 excellent opportunities in the league last season.

Statistics show that Joao Mario is extremely aggressive. He averaged only 0.4 interceptions per game, averaging one tackle and 2.9 regaining the ball in the 2024-25 season. He also looks healthy and missed four games last season due to injuries.

João Mario followed Porto to win two Portuguese League titles, four Portuguese Cups, and three Portuguese Super Cups.

On Wednesday night local time, Italian media confirmed that Porto right-back Joao Mario has arrived on the Apennines and will undergo a physical examination arranged by his new boss Juventus, while Juventus defender Alberto Costa will move in the opposite direction.

On Wednesday night, the Zebra Legion also shared a video of Joao Mario arriving in Turin on social media. Italian media revealed that the Portuguese right-back will undergo a medical examination arranged by Juventus on Thursday morning.

Mario will transfer to Juventus for 10 million euros, while Alberto Costa will join Porto for 16 million. More than six months ago, Costa transferred from Guimaraes to Juventus for 12.5 million.

Juventus Club officially confirmed on its official website that after playing for one season in the first team, Belgian winger Mbangula joined the Bundesliga team Werder Bremen in a permanent transfer.

Zebra Legion confirmed that Bremen will pay a transfer fee of 10 million euros in four installments, plus a bonus of up to 2 million yuan.. Juventus pointed out that the 21-year-old Belgian player had earned 6.9 million yuan in capital gains for the club. Mbangula signed a five-year contract with Bremen until the summer of 2030.

A week ago, Bremen's initial offer was 8 million euros, plus a surcharge, but was rejected by Juventus. Mbangula joined Juventus from Anderlecht in the summer of 2020, and after playing for five years at the club, he has now left Turin City.

After joining Juventus, Mbangula first trained in the U17 team, then joined the youth team and Juventus' next generation, and was promoted to the first team last summer. After entering the first team, Mbangula immediately left a deep impression. In the first round of the league against Cuomo, he started and made his Serie A debut, and scored his first goal to help Juventus open the first record, repaying coach Mota's trust.

However, as the season progressed, Mbangula gradually faded out of the fans' horizon, and after Tudor replaced Mota, his chances of playing were few. Therefore, Mbangula has been included in the transfer list this summer. Previously, Nottingham Forest intended to sign him, but the two sides did not reach an agreement on personal terms.

Bremen sporting director Peter Nimeyer said: "We are very happy to be able to sign Mbangula, who has made a long-term decision to join Werder. We see that he has great potential and he has received a good training in Belgium, especially at Juventus, which proved himself on Juventus' top platform last season."

"For us, this is a transfer with confidence. We have always said that if we believe in a player and his potential, we are willing to invest. This is absolutely the case with Mbangula, and we believe he will directly help us improve our quality." Italian media reported that Spanish defender Mark Pubill is about to transfer to Atletico Madrid, which may prompt Juventus' target Molina to leave the sheets team this summer.

Atletico Madrid is ready to sign Pbil from Almeria, which may have Argentine right-back Molina consider his future choice.

The Milan Sports Daily reported the Zebras' interest in Molina for the first time on Tuesday, and now Italian transfer expert Pedula pointed out that the Argentine international is not a non-selling product at Atletico Madrid. Although Juventus is currently busy with negotiations with other players, the possibility of Molina's transfer to the Turin giants is still worth paying attention to.

Molina has played for Serie A team Udinese, and has participated in 68 games from 2020 to 2022 and scored 10 goals. After a few months of transfer to Atletico Madrid, he followed the Argentina national team to win the World Cup.

Molina has represented Atletico Madrid in 135 games and scored 7 goals so far. His contract with the Bedding Legion has expired for two years.

Italian transfer expert Pedula reported that Juventus hopes to "shot two birds with one stone" and use Serbian winger Costic who is no longer needed to exchange for Atlanta's young right-back Marco Palestra.

In the summer of 2022, Kostic joined the Zebra Legion from Frankfurt. After two years under Allegri, the Serbian winger was abandoned by Thiago Mota last summer and eventually played on loan at Fenerbahce. Although the team performed well with Mourinho, the Turkish club did not buy out its ownership.

Last month, 32-year-old Kostic returned to the giants of Turin and participated in the Club World Cup with the team. Despite this, the Serbian is still seen by the club as a redundant player, and Juventus hopes to sell him to cash out before his contract expires next year.

Meanwhile, the Zebras are working to strengthen their full-back position. They are about to sign Porto's Joao Mario (Alberto Costa is heading in the opposite direction), but Juventus still needs to add another player to the wing.

According to Italian journalist Pedula, Juventus is trying to use Atlanta's interest in Costic to exchange him for the opponent's 20-year-old young player Palestra. Palestra was promoted to the goddess first team last season, but due to fierce competition, the right-back only made 9 appearances in the Serie A and played 3 games in the Champions League.

So, in order to get more opportunities to play, the Italian U21 international may leave Atlanta this summer. Therefore, it remains to be seen whether the true blue and black are willing to exchange Palestra for Juventus' abandoned player Kostic.