5 important things that Juventus must do next season

#3 Improve the overall quality of the playing squad

Juventus should consider replacing players like Mario Mandzukic

Looking at the current Juventus team, one might be tempted to think the club already has all it needs to transcend its current status as one of Europe’s giant teams occupying the lower rung after the big three (Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich).

Juventinos believe and rightly so that they belong on the same level as the aforementioned trio but the inability to go the extra step in Europe and win the Champions League has become a stick with which the team has been beaten especially by fans of other top Italian sides like AC Milan.

The Turin-based side is fourth on the all-time list of appearances in a UEFA Champions League final with nine appearances.

Real Madrid (15), AC Milan (11) and Bayern Munich (10) are the three teams ahead of Juve and while Los Merengues, the Rossoneri, and Die Bayern can proudly point to their hauls of 12, 7 & 5 titles respectively; Juventus have only won 2 of the nine finals they have been in.

Recent final defeats in 2015 & 2017 (both against Spanish opposition) show that there is still a lack of world-class quality running through the team and significant (and younger) upgrades are needed in the team.

It is doubtful if the team possesses the desired quality to win the UCL this year and even in Serie A, the other big teams are beginning to take steps towards matching up with the Bianconeri.

Recruiting quality younger players and ridding the team of older non-essential ones should be a priority next season.