Juventus, Danilo go their separate ways        

Juventus, Danilo go their separate ways

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FLORENCE, ITALY – MARCH 02: Danilo Luiz da Silva of Juventus greets fans after during the Coppa Italia Semi Final 1st Leg match between ACF Fiorentina and Juventus FC at Stadio Artemio Franchi on March 2, 2022 in Florence, Italy.

The fact that we have reached this day is not a surprise. Juventus and Danilo’s relationship, one that has gone from being captain to suddenly out of the squad within the span of a few months, went south and in a hurry, too. That’s why this isn’t a surprise.

But, at the same time, it’s still the man who has worn the captain’s armband the last couple of years at Italy’s most historic club leaving in the middle of the season.

Monday became the day in which Danilo’s expected departure became official, as the club announced that the two sides have agreed to a contract termination that will see the 33-year-old Brazilian leave after 5 1⁄2 years and over 200 appearances in bianconero. Danilo had been a fixture in Juventus’ starting lineup for a large part of his time in Turin, but with the arrival of Thiago Motta things suddenly changed and it became rather clear pretty quickly that Juve’s captain was going to see a diminished role. It reached its tipping point just before the start of the new year, with Danilo being dropped from the squad and negotiations of his exit then followed.

That, as they say, was that and a chapter was essentially closed.

While he was rumored to be close to a deal with Napoli earlier this month, Danilo is expected to return to his home country of Brazil and sign a contract with Flamengo, according to multiple reports.

Here are the official details of the deal, courtesy of Juventus’ press office:

Turin, 27 January 2025 – Juventus Football Club S.p.A. announces the mutual termination of the contract’s registration rights with the player Danilo Luiz da Silva.

This transaction does not have an economic impact on the 2024/2025 financial year, as the write-down of the net book value of the player’s registration rights to be booked in the first half of the year, equal to € 2.5 million, will be offset by lower amortization, for the same amount, in the second half of the year.

It is a very quiet and somewhat strange ending for a player who very much served Juventus well. After Leonardo Bonucci left Juventus two summers ago — another player who very much didn’t have the smoothest of exits at the club — Danilo became the first non-Italian to become the full-time captain in Turin ahead of the 2023-24 season.

One of the last remaining players who won a Scudetto at Juventus, Danilo made a total of 213 appearances with the Bianconeri. After playing for Real Madrid and Manchester City prior to arriving in Turin as one half of the infamous swap deal involving Joao Cancelo, Danilo played some of the best football of his career in bianconero, having a career resurgence of sorts despite being in his 30s.

He now heads back to Brazil very much a player who isn’t at the same level that he was when he signed with Juventus, but still capable of serving his new club quite well. He did just that at Juventus — and for that, Danilo, we are thankful.

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