Paris FC Targets Jonathan David as Juventus Departure Looms

Paris FC are circling Jonathan David as the Canadian forward edges towards the door at Juventus, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, with Atletico Madrid already in the race.

David arrived in Turin from Lille OSC on a free transfer last summer, billed as a clever piece of business and a player entering his peak. It never caught fire. At 26, and after a difficult year under Luciano Spalletti, he now finds himself firmly on the list of potential departures.

Spalletti, La Gazzetta reports, is ready to move him on. Juventus want clarity in attack; David needs a reset. That combination has opened the door for Paris FC.

The French club have already reshaped their frontline once this summer. Willem Geubbels was sold, Lassine Sinayoko brought in as his replacement. That looked like the attacking puzzle solved — until Ciro Immobile stunned the dressing room last month.

The veteran striker, expected to go one more season, instead announced his imminent retirement to his Paris FC teammates. A planned transition suddenly became an urgent rebuild.

So Liam Rosenior is back in the market. He wants another forward, someone with pedigree, someone who can change games. David fits the profile: proven in Ligue 1 with Lille, experienced in European competition, and still young enough to grow into a leading role.

The interest is real, but the path is anything but simple. Atletico Madrid are also tracking the Juventus striker, offering a very different sporting project and a different kind of stage. When Atletico move for a forward, the battle rarely stays quiet for long.

For Paris FC, this is an opportunity and a test. Can they convince a Canada international, still in his prime, that their project is the right one at this point in his career? Or will David’s next chapter be written in Madrid instead of Paris?