Luciano Spalletti revealed that Douglas Luiz has done enough during Juventus' pre-season to earn the right to fight for his place at the club in 2026-27. Since going back to Italy, Luiz has been handed regular minutes by Spalletti in pre-season, while also finding the back of the net in a 2-0 victory over Nice. Luiz started and played the first 45 minutes of Juventus' win over Palermo in the final match of their summer tour on Tuesday, with his 97.7% pass accuracy (42/43) the highest total of the players who started for the Bianconeri. He still has three years left on his contract with Juventus, and Spalletti believes he can play a part in his plans next season. I made him play regularly so that I could get to know him better," Spalletti said.