Reports Juventus leaning towards Tudor extension for 2025-26 | OneFootball

Monday’s reports claim that Juventus are already leaning towards a decision to appoint interim head coach Igor Tudor on a longer-term contract that will see him take charge of the club for the 2025-26 season.

Tudor is the current head coach of Juventus after replacing Thiago Motta on a short-term contract in March. The former Bianconeri defender was given the job partly due to the fact that he was willing to accept a short-term deal until the end of the Club World Cup that runs from June to July.

FLORENCE, ITALY – MARCH 16: Head coach Thiago Motta of Juventus looks on during the Serie A match between Fiorentina and Juventus at Stadio Artemio Franchi on March 16, 2025 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

According to reports from various outlets, there is an automatic extension clause in Tudor’s contract that will be triggered if the team achieves Champions League qualification by the end of the season.

There is also, however, an option for Juve to terminate that agreement, which means that the ball still remains in the club’s court when it comes to appointing the next permanent head coach.

Reports Juventus leaning towards Tudor extension

Igor Tudor takes charge of his first training session with Juventus after replacing Thiago Motta as head coach, March 24 2025. (Picture: via www.jventus.com)

Regardless of contractual clauses, Tudor has impressed over his first three games in charge, with seven points from a maximum of nine earned so far following wins over Cagliari and Lecce with a 1-1 draw against the in-form Roma squeezed in between.

According to Monday’s print edition of La Stampa, via Calciomercato.com, Tudor is already beginning to convince his employers in Turin, who are already beginning to consider ‘confirming’ the Croatian as the team’s head coach for 2025-26.

Meanwhile, other reports on Monday claim that Antonio Conte, who had been linked with a high-profile return to Continassa, has decided that he wants to stay on with Napoli for the 2025-26 campaign.