Now made public what needs to happen to trigger Lloyd Kelly permanent Juventus move | OneFootball

It is now 17 days since Juventus signed Lloyd Kelly from Newcastle United.

It was a loan with an obligation to buy if certain conditions were met.

Those conditions widely reported as all but a formality.

The official release from Juventus (see below) stated that; ‘Given the high probability of the conditions for the player’s acquisition being achieved, this transaction for accounting purposes, qualifies as a definitive effective acquisition…’

Juventus also giving the exact amounts of money that Newcastle United would receive:

A loan fee of €3 million (approx £2.5m) for season 2024/2025.

Then if the obligation to buy was triggered, a guaranteed further €14.5 million (approx £12.0m)

Then up to another €6.5 million (approx £5.4m) in future add-ons if certain targets were met.

Now over in Italy, the conditions needed to trigger the permanent Lloyd Kelly move have been made public.

Tuttomercatoweb say their information is that Juventus must buy Lloyd Kelly, if this current 2024/25 season they qualify for any UEFA competition to play in, in the 2025/26 season..

That includes the Europa Conference League, so if Juventus finish in the top six of Serie A, that would activate that obligation.

This is how the Serie A table currently (Thursday 20 February 2025):

As you can see, Juventus currently fourth and five points clear of seventh, although the two clubs in seventh and eighth each have a game in hand on Juve.

Winning the Coppa Italia also gives European qualification, a place in the Europa League. Juventus are in the last eight of that and their quarter-final is on Wednesday 26 February, at home to Empoli, who are currently fourth bottom of Serie A.

Juventus official confirmation of details on the Lloyd Kelly deal – 3 February 2025:

‘Agreement with Newcastle for the acquisition of the player Kelly

Turin, 3 February 2025

Juventus Football Club S. p. A. announces that an agreement with Newcastle United Football Club for the temporary acquisition, until 30 June 2025, of the registration rights of the player Kelly Lloyd Casius has been reached for a consideration of €3 million (approx £2.5m) for sporting season 2024/2025, with additional costs of up to €0.8 million (approx £0.66m).

The agreement further entails the obligation for Juventus to definitely acquire the player’s registration rights, subject to the achievement of certain sporting objective during the season 2024/2025. The agreed consideration for the definitive acquisition is €14.5 million (approx £12.0m), payable in three financial years, with additional costs of up to €2.7 million (approx £2.24m). This consideration may be increased up to a consideration of €6.5 million (approx £5.4m) over the duration of the player’s contract, upon the achievement of further performance objectives.

Given the high probability of the conditions for the player’s acquisition being achieved, this transaction for accounting purposes, qualifies as a definitive effective acquisition from today for a total amount of €17.5 million (approx £14.5m), plus additional costs. It should be noted that the final evaluations about the accounting recognition of the transaction will be performed for the preparation of the Annual Financial Report as of 25 June 2025.’