€150m. That is the figure Juventus have hung over Kenan Yildiz as Arsenal line up a renewed push for the Turkey international and Real Madrid lurk in the background.
The valuation comes from Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, who reports that any sale would start with a three-figure fee and that the number sits closer to €150m than the €110m-€120m range that has been floated elsewhere.
Mikel Arteta’s side came out of the summer window without a new wide attacker, having failed on both Vinicius Junior and Morgan Rogers. The Gunners are now expected to return in 2027 for a left-sided forward, with Yildiz described in multiple Italian reports as the manager’s priority target.
A number that would smash Arsenal’s record
Arsenal’s club record stands at £105m, paid to West Ham for Declan Rice in July 2023. €150m converts to roughly £128m at current rates, which would eclipse that record by around £23m.
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The scale of Juventus’s demand becomes clearer against Arsenal’s biggest summer outlay: Viktor Gyokeres joined from Sporting for a guaranteed £55m, rising to £63.5m with add-ons. The Juventus asking price is roughly double.
Yildiz is 21 and plays on the left of the Juventus attack. Across all competitions last season he produced 11 goals and 10 assists in 47 appearances, Di Marzio noted, despite an injury-interrupted start to this season.
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The club moved first in February, announcing a renewal that keeps the forward in black and white until 30 June 2030. The new terms lifted his basic salary from €1.7m to €6m, climbing to €7m plus bonuses next season.
Luciano Spalletti, whose own two-year extension at Juventus runs through 2028, has made Yildiz the centrepiece of his rebuilding project.
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Juventus received inquiries from Arsenal and Tottenham over the summer that pushed into nine figures but never opened talks. Di Marzio pointed to Juventus’s August signing of Bosnian winger Kerim Alajbegović from Bayer Leverkusen in a deal worth up to €40m as a possible long-term successor, suggesting the Italians could soften their stance in the next window.
Real Madrid also waiting
Arsenal are not alone. Real Madrid are also tracking Yildiz and are expected to make him a target in the summer of 2027, with Arteta reportedly hoping to move earlier to beat the Spanish champions to the signature.
Juventus’s position for now is a flat no at anything under €150m. The Premier League’s winter transfer window opens on 1 January 2027.
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