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As the first couple of months of the 2024-25 season played out, Pierre Kalulu was making Juventus\u2019 summer loan signing of the 24-year-old Frenchman look like an absolute steal. After a season of injuries the year before, Kalulu proved to be a bargain for a Juventus defense that desperately needed his versatility.<\/p>\n
What made the deal even the better was the fact that Juve had an incredibly affordable buy option, making Kalulu easily one of now-former Chief Football Officer Cristiano Giuntoli\u2019s best acquisitions during his two years in Turin.<\/p>\n
On the day Kalulu turned 25, Juventus made the expected transaction an official one.<\/p>\n
Juventus announced on Thursday<\/a> that Kalulu has made his loan deal a permanent one, with the Bianconeri picking up the buy option on the versatile French defender that AC Milan somehow thought was a good idea to put into the transfer last summer. This comes as a surprise to nobody, as Kalulu proved over the course of this past season that he can be an important piece to the puzzle beyond his season-long loan move to Turin. Juventus will pay \u20ac14.3 million plus another \u20ac3 million in potential bonuses to Milan to sign Kalulu \u2014 who is spending his birthday on international duty with France \u2014 outright as the summer mercato kicks into gear.<\/p>\n As part of the deal, Kalulu has agreed to a contract through 2029 with Juventus.<\/p>\n Il compleanno perfetto! Pierre Kalulu resta con noi \u26aa\ufe0f\u26ab\ufe0f<\/p>\n Tanti auguri Pierre, pronti alle prossime sfide insieme <\/p>\n \u2014 JuventusFC (@juventusfc) June 5, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n