Kelly already completed permanent Juventus transfer from Newcastle

Reports in Italy claim that Juventus’ obligation to buy Lloyd Kelly from Newcastle has already been activated after an initial loan move in the January transfer window.

English defender Kelly has already completed a permanent switch to Juventus from Newcastle.

Kelly joined the Bianconeri on loan with an obligation to buy in the winter transfer window. As journalist Cristiano Corbo reported on Tuttosport and Calciomercato.com, the 26-year-old has already made the minimum number of appearances required to move to Juventus permanently.

In fact, his permanence in Turin was not tied to Juventus’ Champions League qualification, which remains in doubt, but to his number of appearances with the Serie A giants.

Kelly has already made 13 appearances since joining Juventus at the start of 2025.

Juventus paid €3m for Kelly’s loan, and their obligation to buy was set at €14.5m plus €2.7m, which can further increase to €6.5m depending on the accomplishment of sporting targets.

Juventus’ race for Champions League qualification

The Bianconeri have earned 63 points and currently sit fourth in the Serie A table, although they are level on points with Roma and Lazio. The Biancocelesti will be their next opponent before the final games of the season against Udinese at home and Venezia away.

Kelly has recently suffered a muscle injury and is not expected to be available for the upcoming Lazio fixture after missing the previous away game at Bologna.

“We had prepared differently to most other matches, with a 3-5-2 formation moving into spaces and battling physically,” coach Igor Tudor said after the game.

“We know this is a Bologna side was built over several years, they have a specific type of football, fuelled by enthusiasm especially on home turf that made me decide to prepare it this way. It’s a good point, I am happy with a solid result in a stadium where everyone struggled.

“With so many problems, injuries, bans, we did well.”