LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – JANUARY 04: Michael Kayode of Brentford during the Premier League match between Everton and Brentford at Hill Dickinson Stadium on January 04, 2026 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Michael Kayode is having an impressive 2025-26 campaign in the Premier League with Brentford, is in contention for a potential Italy national team call-up and has now caught the eye of Juventus according to the latest reports in Italy.
The 21-year-old right-back has played a key role for under Keith Andrews in 2025-26, starting at right-back in 28 of a possible 29 Premier League matches this season after joining Brentford from Fiorentina on loan with an option to buy in January last year.
Kayode and his Brentford teammates currently find themselves in seventh place in the Premier League table, fighting for a spot in Europe despite being tipped for relegation by many at the beginning of the season.
There have also been suggestions that Kayode could be in line for a call up to the Italy national team squad in the near future. The former Fiorentina man has represented the Azzurri at U18, U19 and U21 levels and has eight caps for the latter.
Kayode was also among the players that Italy’s delegation chief Gianluigi Buffon singled out for praise in a recent interview ahead of the World Cup play-off campaign at the end of the month.
“A big surprise has been Palestra; he’s shown something extraordinary. Another one who’s doing well is Kayode. Vergara, too, definitely catches your attention,” said Buffon.
Reports Juventus interested in Italy prospect Kayode
Now, according to reports from Tuttosport, Kayode is also of interest to Juventus ahead of the summer transfer window.
The Turin-based outlet lauds Kayode as a player who could star at right-back for the Old Lady ‘for the next 10 years’. Saturday’s report claims that Juve will continue to monitor the 21-year-old’s progress with great interest for the rest of the season.
Kayode is also capable of playing at right-back in a back four and as a wing-back in a three or five-man defence, which would make him a decent fit for Bianconeri head coach Luciano Spalletti, who does like to occasionally tinker with his system.
Tuttosport claims that Juventus would have to pay around €30m to snatch the Italy talent away from Brentford, who paid a fee in the region of €18m to activate the option to buy in Kayode’s original loan contract.
Kayode also spent four years in Juventus’s youth academy as a youngster.
