Nico González is not going back to Turin. What remains slightly less clear is exactly what Atlético Madrid will pay Juventus to make that official, though the two clubs are closing in on a figure somewhere around €25 million.
González arrived at Atlético on loan from Juventus on September 1, 2025, with an obligation-to-buy clause attached. The catch: that obligation was conditional. Specifically, it depended on González hitting a certain number of La Liga appearances. He did not hit it.
How a missed threshold became a bargaining chip
When Juventus structured the loan deal, the obligation-to-buy was pegged at somewhere between €32 million and €35 million. That number assumed González would be a regular starter, logging enough minutes across enough matches to trigger the automatic purchase requirement.
He did not clear that bar. So instead of Atlético being legally obligated to buy him at the higher price, the clubs are now negotiating a voluntary permanent transfer at a significantly reduced figure closer to €24 to €25 million, potentially with performance-related bonuses built in.
