Juventus are negotiating the return of Neto, with the Brazilian goalkeeper nearing a medical as the club works to finalise his transfer back to Turin. Final details still need to be settled before his arrival in Italy can be organised, according to the report.
Sky Sport reported that the deal is close but not yet complete, with the broadcaster describing an agreement in the closing stages rather than a done deal.
The move follows Kamil Grabara’s cruciate ligament injury, with the Pole undergoing successful surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Juventus turned immediately to the free-agent market to find a deputy capable of supporting Guglielmo Vicario across Serie A, the Europa League and the Coppa Italia.
Neto is well known at Continassa, having played for Juventus between 2015 and 2017. His career since has taken in spells at Fiorentina, Valencia, Barcelona, Arsenal and Bournemouth, before a return to Brazil in 2025 and a stint at Botafogo, where his contract expired in July 2026, leaving him a free agent.
Sky Sport’s report indicates Neto should sign an annual contract once the remaining details are ironed out, consistent with a short-term arrangement to cover for Grabara. Later reporting elsewhere has suggested the deal could run through to 30 June 2027, though that specific end date was not part of the original Sky Sport account and should be treated as a separate, later claim rather than confirmed fact at the time of the initial report.
The next steps, per Sky Sport, are straightforward: settle the last details, arrange Neto’s travel to Italy, and complete the medical. Subsequent reporting has pointed to a Sunday medical date, though that update came after the original story and represents a later development rather than something established in the initial report on Neto’s move.
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