Turin has offered Alba Redondo the change of air she had been seeking. The Spanish forward arrived in Italy wanting to recover the version of herself that had felt distant for some time, and the opening months at Juventus have brought goals, silverware and a renewed sense of belonging.
Redondo has scored six times and accumulated 788 minutes across the Champions League, Serie A Women’s Cup and Serie A. Juventus have already lifted the league cup, with the striker playing a decisive part in a side that has quickly made her one of its attacking reference points.
Her move north was prepared long before she reached Piedmont. During pre-season, the World Cup winner followed an intensive individual programme with a new fitness coach, nutritionist, sports psychologist and analyst. She also trained at a specialist hotel using hypoxic treatment, working in conditions designed to replicate an altitude of 3,000 metres.
The effect has been visible in the important evenings. Redondo contributed to Juventus overturning a 2-0 deficit against Roma in the Serie A Women’s Cup final, and she has also delivered in the club’s Champions League qualifying ties. It is an early run of form built not merely on the move itself, but on a summer designed to make the move count.
A new home in Turin
“My main aim in coming to Juve was to have another opportunity to become the Alba I had not seen for a long time,” Redondo said. Leaving Spain initially brought some anxiety, yet the reception from her new teammates has made the adjustment easier. “I am happy and feel quite settled already. At first I was a little afraid to leave Spain, but now I feel great. The girls welcomed me as part of a big family, and you can feel that on and off the pitch.”
She has been careful not to treat six early goals as a finished story. “They come from a lot of work, not only from me but from all my teammates. Thanks to them, I can achieve these results,” she said, before stressing that consistency will decide the season. “It has been a very good start, but it is only the beginning. The season is long.”
That perspective has been shaped by her previous spell at Real Madrid. Redondo accepts that it was not her strongest period, but regards it as an experience that taught her valuable lessons. She remains grateful for the chance to wear the Madrid shirt and share a dressing room with elite players, while insisting that the focus now is on improving every day rather than revisiting what did not work.
At Juventus, she says she feels important without claiming a leadership role. Others in the squad carry greater seniority, she believes, but she feels respected, valued and trusted — conditions that have allowed her to contribute both in matches and around the group.
Europe on the horizon
The Champions League is the next continental measure of Juventus’s ambition, and Redondo sees no reason to impose a ceiling on the Italian side. “Juve have no limits in the Champions League,” she said. “We will take it match by match. We can go where we want if we remain competitive and prepare well for each game.”
For now, the journey from Spain to Turin is yielding the response she hoped for: a striker in form, a team trophy already secured, and the confidence to believe that this chapter can carry Juventus beyond Italy as well.
