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Juventus sign Sarr on loan and agree Woltemade loan
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Juventus have announced the arrival of Pape Matar Sarr from Tottenham on an initial loan while also agreeing a season-long loan deal for Newcastle forward Nick Woltemade.
The Serie A club will pay Spurs about 2.5m euros (£2.1m) for the loan of Senegal midfielder Sarr.
The club confirmed the deal includes an obligation to buy the 23-year-old for 27.5m euros (£23.6m) if certain conditions are met during the 2026-27 season.
Sarr, who joined Spurs from Metz in 2021, made more than 100 Premier League appearances for the north London club and also helped them win the Europa League in 2025.
He has made 42 appearances for Senegal since his international debut in 2021 and won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2022.
The announcement comes after Luciano Spalletti’s side also agreed a loan move for Woltemade, though that deal does not include an option to make it permanent.
The Italian side had been one of a number of clubs from the continent interested in signing the 24-year-old before Tuesday’s deadline.
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Woltemade – brought to Newcastle from Stuttgart in August 2025 – is set to travel to Turin for a medical after a £3.5m deal was struck.
Although Woltemade came off the bench to set up Yoane Wissa’s goal in Newcastle’s 2-0 win at Tottenham on Saturday, the club’s £69m record signing has only started one of new manager Matthias Jaissle’s first three games to date.
Juventus had been in the market for a forward as Jonathan David looks set to join Atletico Madrid on loan.
They had also been talking to Manchester United striker Joshua Zirkzee, whose proposed move to Fiorentina was not completed.
However, Juventus feel Woltemade is a better fit and, crucially, is also cheaper. In addition, the loan agreement does not include the obligation-to-buy clause Manchester United wanted with Zirkzee.
BBC Sport previously reported that Newcastle‘s move for Lille forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo could pave the way for Woltemade to join the Serie A side.
The club announced the signing of Fernandez-Pardo for an initial £51.4m on Tuesday.
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