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It didn\u2019t take long for us to have our first Juventus injury of the worry for preseason training. And just like the most notable one that is basically carrying over from the end of the 2025-26 season that had us all wondering how the heck the best player on the roster was going to look when he played in his first World Cup, this is something that has not gone away since Juve\u2019s season-ending draw to Torino in May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
So while Kenan Yildiz\u2019s lingering knee issue will certainly be a topic of discussion when he returns from his deserved albeit shortened summer vacation after spending a few weeks in North America last month, the first day of Juventus players rolling up to Continassa for training and medical exams revealed something.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
More specifically, a thing on Khephren Thuram\u2019s right knee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
That is because the knee issue that hampered Thuram late in the 2025-26 season is still present. And that was evident as Thuram walked out of J Medical after Monday\u2019s checkups with a fairly large wrap on his right knee \u2014 a clear sign that the femoro-patellar syndrome is still a thing. Thuram has not been training with the rest of the group at Continassa as manager Luciano Spalletti leads his first preseason in Turin, and it\u2019s unclear when one of Juventus\u2019 most important players will actually join the rest of his teammates as they wait for the small number of World Cup participants to arrive over the next couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Thuram is not expected to take part in the first preseason friendly of the summer on Saturday when Juventus travel to Switzerland to face old friend Stephan Lichtsteiner and FC Basel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
So you have the same knee issue as last season for Yildiz, who only seemed to have more and more tape on his knee as Turkiye\u2019s group stage fixtures went on last month. Now you have Thuram with a knee issue that is also carrying over from the prior season as the new season gets underway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n