Juventus star refusing to leave despite the club bringing in his replacement for next season

Wojciech Szczesny is refusing to leave Juventus this summer despite the club signing his replacement already, according to reports.

The 34-year-old goalkeeper was signed by Juventus from Arsenal for around £15.3million back in 2017.

Szczesny has since gone on to make 200 appearances for The Old Lady across his seven years at the club.

With three Serie A titles, three Coppa Italias and two Supercoppa Italianas to his name, the Polish international is settled and enjoying his time in Italy and plans to see out the remainder of his career at the club.

However, Juventus have other plans regarding his future and could look to off-load the player this summer.

According to Italian outlet Calciomercato.com, Juventus are hoping to sell Szczesny in the coming months as they prepare for the arrival of Michele Di Gregori.

A deal has been agreed with Monza for the 26-year-old goalkeeper, who kept 12 clean sheets across the 2023/24 campaign.

Juventus are paying around £17 million to sign Di Gregori and hope to cash in on Szczesny to recoup some of these funds.

The player is insisting that he remains in Turin due to his family being settled in the city. Szczesny is also said to be confident that he can fight for the starting role at Juventus, despite the imminent arrival of Di Gregori.

The player has previously been linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League but has been vocal about not wanting to make a move to the Middle East.

“I know that I am and will be a Juventus player unless they don’t want me here,” he told TVP, as per Football Italia.

“I am attached to this club and I respect their decisions. They want me here to defend the Juventus goal.

“I have no shortage of money in my life. I prefer cool challenges, and defending the Juventus goal is the coolest challenge I can give myself."