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LUNCH BREAK · 26 Aug 2026

Lunch Break: Juve in a spin, Kambwala to Como, City land Bouaddi

At the table it is Juventus serving the midday main course, with Miretti flying to Turkey and Yıldız facing surgery. Around them, Serie A works the loan market while in the Premier League Manchester City wrap up the Bouaddi deal.

A bittersweet lunch at the Continassa. Per Calciomercato.com, Fabio Miretti is off to Besiktas — “here we go” — after an agreement with Juventus for a loan with an option to buy, while Mattia Perin is officially a Palermo player, joining from the Bianconeri for 500,000 euros. The sour note comes from the treatment room: again Calciomercato.com reports a blow for Kenan Yıldız, dealing with a suspected fracture of the fifth metatarsal that would require surgery.

In midfield Juventus keep moving. Gianluca Di Marzio confirms the Bianconeri are hunting a midfielder for Luciano Spalletti and that Franck Kessié is a hot name; Calciomercato.com adds, however, that Roma have made a move for the same target, with Juventus pushing but needing to offload someone first.

And the big departures may not stop there. Calciomercato.com reports that Atlético Madrid have asked Juventus for information on Jonathan David, with the Canadian described as willing to leave Turin: a plot to follow between Serie A and LaLiga.

Serie A's morning is mostly about loans. Willy Kambwala is officially a Como player, arriving from Villarreal on loan with an option to buy (Calciomercato.com); Lazio are in talks with Sevilla for Petar Ratkov, another loan-with-option formula, while Bologna are trying to move in for Ruben Vargas, also owned by Sevilla. On the Milan front, Di Marzio has the Rossoneri one step from selling Christopher Nkunku to Leipzig, on loan with an option. A separate case in Florence: Moise Kean turned up late to training and refused to train.

Beyond the borders, the biggest bite is English: Calciomercato.com reports Ayyoub Bouaddi as official at Manchester City, arriving from Lille for 95 million euros plus bonuses. A hearty lunch, served with the window now in its closing stretch.

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