A negotiation that started a long time ago, which materialized yesterday. Michael DiGregorio is officially a Juventus player. In the morning he arrived at J Medical for the usual check-ups, with the goalkeeper remaining inside the facility for more than six hours during which he also released his first statements as a Juventus player: “Maybe I didn’t even think about where I could get to and then today when I arrived, I felt strong emotions precisely for this. Because it is an important achievement but I know that it must be a starting point”.
Purchase on an (almost) permanent basis.
The official formula with which Di Gregorio arrived at Juve is that of a loan with a conditional obligation to buy, but as explained by Juventus it will be almost impossible for the purchase option not to be triggered: “Juventus Football Club SpA announces that it has reached an agreement with AC Monza for the temporary acquisition until 30 June 2025 of the rights to the sporting performances of the footballer Michele Di Gregorio for a fee of €4.5 million. The agreement also includes the obligation for Juventus to definitively acquire the player’s sporting performances if certain conditions are met during the 2024/2025 football season. The agreed fee for the possible definitive acquisition is equal to €13.5 million, payable in three financial years, in addition to ancillary charges of €0.8 million; this fee may be increased, during the duration of the sporting performance contract with the footballer, for an amount not exceeding €2 million, upon reaching certain objectives. sportsmen.
Given the high probability of the occurrence of the above conditions, this transaction, for accounting purposes, can be classified as a definitive acquisition starting from today for a total amount of € 18 million. It should also be noted that the final assessment regarding the accounting recognition of the transaction will be carried out for the purposes of preparing the Half-Yearly Report at 31 December 2024, the approval of which is expected in February 2025″.
Di Gregorio ready to take up Szczesny’s legacy: the numbers
Michele Di Gregorio, last season, had an important year with the Monza jersey, so much so that he was named MVP, for the second consecutive time, by the Brianza fans. The goalkeeper born in ’97, in the 2023/2024 season, collected 34 appearances, of which 33 in Serie A and one in the Coppa Italia, conceding 37 goals and managing to keep a clean sheet on 14 occasions. Di Gregorio, however, was also chosen as the best goalkeeper of this last championship, this testifies, even more, to the growth of the now ex Monza. Di Gregorio will have a tough task and will have to be good at not making us miss Szczesny. The Polish goalkeeper, in the last two seasons, has always been one of the best of the Bianconeri and certainly remains among the strongest interpreters in the role.