Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt said he felt he was the player to blame for his team's Euro 2020 last-16 exit. AFP/MARCO BERTORELLO
De Ligt spent his 21st birthday undergoing “stabilisation surgery on his right shoulder” in Rome, the club said, adding that the procedure was “a complete success”.
“The estimated recovery time is approximately three months,” Juventus said with the new season set to get underway on September 19.
De Ligt moved from Ajax Amsterdam, who he captained to the Champions League semi-finals in 2018-2019, to Turin at the start of last season for a fee of around 75 million euros ($82 million).
After a clumsy start to life in Turin with penalities conceded because of handballs the Dutch international often saved the club, particularly in the title run-in after the lockdown, with veteran defender Giorgio Chiellini out for much of the season injured.
Juventus will be chasing a 10th successive Serie A title next season.