Canada star David joins Juventus on free transfer

Canadian striker Jonathan David joined Juventus on a five-year contract.

David, 25, arrived in Turin on Friday to undergo a medical before officially signing his deal and being unveiled by the club.

The Italian side came to terms with the coveted free agent shortly following its exit from the Club World Cup earlier this week, sources told Matteo Moretto of ESPN.

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The all-time leading scorer for Canada's men's national team, David became a free agent this summer after spending the last five seasons at Lille. He scored 87 league goals for the club in that time, and helped Lille win the Ligue 1 title in 2020-21. Across all competitions, he found the net 109 times in 232 games.

He's registered 34 goals in 63 appearances for Canada, and captained the team at this summer's Gold Cup.

David was reportedly being tracked by several of Europe's top sides in recent years.

"I want a club with ambition that wants to do something," he told Joshua Kloke of The Athletic in June about his plans after Lille. "Obviously, I would love to fight for titles, to win titles. A team that's competitive, that has ambition, really, with a good sporting project."

He joins a Juventus side looking to build on last season's fourth-place finish. As he did last year with Lille, David will once again get the opportunity to play in the Champions League.

He scored against Juventus when the two teams met in Europe's top competition last season.

His arrival makes him the club's first official signing of the summer and further casts doubt on the future of Dusan Vlahovic. The high-priced Serbian striker, who has one year remaining on his contract, was an unused substitute in Juve's 1-0 last-16 loss to Real Madrid in the Club World Cup.

Juventus are reportedly in talks with Paris Saint-Germain to extend forward Randal Kolo Muani's loan. The Frenchman played the full 90 minutes against Madrid and, if he remains, figures to be David's primary competition for starting minutes unless manager Igor Tudor opts for a tactical change that would allow the pair to play up front together.