Status as of 10 September 2026. Juventus currently have nine first-team players injured or not fully fit. Four of them face longer spells out after surgery.
Players who had surgery – longer absences
Kenan Yıldız
Injury: fracture of the base of the fifth metatarsal of the left foot.
Injured on 23 August against Frosinone.
Surgery: 31 August in Augsburg.
Osteosynthesis of the foot was performed.
Official return date: not set by Juventus.
Estimate: roughly three months, i.e. a return in late November or early December.
Status: will definitely miss September, October and most of November.
Khéphren Thuram
Injury: chondropathy of the right kneecap, which had been troubling him since the spring.
Surgery: 3 September in Lyon.
Procedure: chondroplasty of the right knee.
Conservative treatment had not given the desired results.
Official return date: not specified.
Estimate: a return only in 2027, probably in the second half of the season.
Status: left out of Juventus' squad lists for European competition and the first part of the league season.
Manuel Locatelli
Injury: damage to the lateral meniscus of the right knee.
Felt the injury during the match against Milan on 6 September.
Surgery: 8 September in Lyon.
Procedure: suturing of the lateral meniscus.
Started rehabilitation on 9 September.
Official return date: not announced by Juventus.
Italian media estimate: five to six months, which would mean February or March 2027.
Status: the first half of the season is practically over for the captain.
Juan Cabal
Problem: a new muscle injury to the left thigh sustained in training.
Surgery: not mentioned.
Juventus have not yet published a detailed diagnosis.
Estimate: at least a few more weeks out; a return is currently not expected before October.
Status: not in contention for Sassuolo
Jérémie Boga
Injury: moderate hamstring injury to the left thigh.
Injured in training on 7 September.
Tests: carried out on 8 September at J Medical.
Next check-up: in two weeks.
Official timeline: to be set after the follow-up tests.
Estimate: between four and six weeks, i.e. a return in mid or late October
Status: will definitely miss the next matches.
Jeff Ekhator
Injury: moderate injury to the semitendinosus muscle of the right thigh
Diagnosis confirmed on 31 August.
A new check-up was scheduled after two weeks.
Official timeline: not set.
Estimate: an absence of roughly four to six weeks.
Status: not expected against Sassuolo and almost certain to miss the rest of September.
Minor injuries and players close to returning
Andrea Cambiaso
Injury: ankle sprain against Parma.
No surgery.
Working individually, with his condition monitored day by day.
He could return against Sassuolo, but it is not yet confirmed that he will be ready.
Estimate: the closest to a return among the currently injured players.
Weston McKennie
Problem: muscle fatigue, with no confirmed serious lesion.
Continued an individual programme.
Remains a doubt for Sassuolo.
Estimate: a short-term absence; a return is expected very soon if there is no pain in the final tests.
Pape Matar Sarr
Problem: a muscle injury he had before joining Juventus.
Not a new injury sustained in Turin.
Gradually building up his fitness and not yet fully match-ready.
A doubt for Sassuolo.
Estimate: a possible return to the squad over the next few matches, but probably without going straight into the starting line-up.
A special case
Arkadiusz Milik
Milik is currently not part of Spalletti's main plans and has been left out of some squad lists, but there is no newly confirmed acute injury that would explain his status. His absence should therefore be kept separate from the current medical bulletin.
Source: Juventus.com
