Overview
- Juventus announced on Monday that João Mário will spend the 2026–27 season at Fiorentina on a loan that carries a €1.8 million fee paid this year.
- Fiorentina hold an option to buy the player next summer for €9.5 million with that sum payable in three instalments across future financial years.
- João Mário joined Juventus from FC Porto in summer 2025 for about €12–12.6 million but made only a dozen or so appearances before a February 2026 loan to Bologna where he played more and scored twice.
- The loan-with-option structure resolves a valuation gap between Juventus’s earlier outlay and Fiorentina’s lower target price while limiting immediate cash risk for Fiorentina.
- Sporting consequences are immediate for the player and clubs: Fiorentina gain right-back depth under coach Fabio Grosso and Juventus move a fringe signing off their wage bill while awaiting whether Fiorentina will trigger the purchase option.