<p>David, medical visits and signature. Behind the scenes Juve: 15 million saved!</p>

TURIN - The first day. The first emotions. The medical examinations and then the signature on the contract. Jonathan David arrives on the planet Juventus this morning and inside himself there is only one certainty: these will be twenty-four hours that he will hardly forget. Yes, because the move to Juventus is the most important of his career: at 25 years old, after the decision to free himself from Lille , he was looking for an adventure like this. And such a great team. Expected at Malpensa around 10 this morning, the Canadian striker will travel the Milan-Turin route in a van made available by the club, then the horizon of the city, his new home. A quick stop at the Training Center to familiarize himself with the structure and the summer that will finally take shape: out of the regulation Jeep, the ritual of the crowd, of autographs, of photos. And of the visits, from which it will then be time to visit the headquarters not far away to affix all the necessary signatures. It goes without saying: especially the one on the contract. It was the great knot, then untied. It was the most intricate theme, but shrunk by the wills.

Here, it is worth taking a step back before diving into David's red carpet debut at Juventus: what made it concrete, in addition to the club's proposal, was a move by the striker himself, to whom Juve asked for direct help to knock down the demands of those around him, starting from a total of 25 million euros in total. Definitely too much. And for everyone. So much so that the high demands of the entourage have repeatedly and seriously put the operation at risk, repeatedly attracting only the sirens least liked by the striker: the first from Arabia, the last from Turkey, with Mourinho's Fenerbahce ready to oblige. Nothing came of it, evidently. So the time factor came into play: decisive. After reaching an agreement with the striker (for 6 million plus 2 in bonuses), Comolli worked on the flanks to get a definitive okay that is now considered quite satisfactory: the figure for the commissions will be slightly more than 10 million and includes an advance year for the Canadian - as a commitment bonus upon signing - in addition to bonuses and commissions for those who worked on the operation. In short: everyone is happy. Maybe a little less than expected, but enough to look inside and understand that yes, they could settle, all for the good of Jonathan, from whom a crystal-clear disposition came when the opportunity to wear the Juventus shirt arose again, despite the farewell of Cristiano Giuntoli, the first to get to the bottom of the matter. It can be said that the new general manager basically started exactly from there, from the folder found on his desk and subsequently leafed through, until making the long-awaited decision, also to hurry up those who, now, will have to leave that number 9 shirt as an inheritance. Eh, that will be a discussion to be set. And certainly not in these hours.

Today is in fact David's day at Juventus, and soon it will be the day of the first words, sooner or later the day of the first goal will also arrive. In short: it is an era that is starting and has the typical emotions of debuts, widespread even among the fans. Jonathan will be asked to take up a particular legacy, after all. Not impossible, but still not without pressure. Replacing Dusan Vlahovic will have to be an exercise in continuity and it is this - in particular - that has torn to pieces the list of doubts cultivated in the most recent weeks. At Lille, the Canadian has traveled at 109 goals in 232 appearances. In fact, a goal every two games, to which must be added the work for his teammates, the cleanliness in ball control and... the acts of a Juventus fan. A true Juventus fan. Like that of imposing himself in first person and pulling out of the quagmire a negotiation blocked on the ugliest. That is, on an economic distance. And not even one of those trivial ones. JD chose to earn the trust of his new club in the most appreciable way: the “me” in the corner to become an “we”.