Juventus will not sell winger Kenan Yildiz and want to retain forward Dusan Vlahovic but may need to offload an additional player to balance their finances, chief executive Damien Comolli ​said in an interview published on Wednesday.

Juve finished sixth in Serie A and will ‌compete in the Europa League next season after missing out on Champions League qualification.

Comolli said the club would have to adjust their transfer plans following a disappointing campaign but insisted he was aligned with owner John Elkann and coach ​Luciano Spalletti on the changes required.

“We will have to sell one more player than ​we had planned. Both agreed that it makes sense,” the Frenchman told Italian ⁠daily la Repubblica.

“This does not mean we will weaken: every player sold will be replaced by ​one of equal level, if not higher.”

Asked about selling highly rated youngster Yildiz, Comolli was unequivocal: “Certainly ​not,” he said.

He conceded uncertainty remained over Vlahovic’s future.

“We would like to continue, how I don’t know. He told us, let’s meet at the end of the season. That’s it,” Comolli said.

Comolli took responsibility for the club’s underwhelming ​performances but stressed that his relationship with Spalletti remained strong, dismissing speculation of tension between the ​pair.

“It is false. My relationship with Luciano is constant and positive, also on a personal level,” he said.

“We ‌have been working together for just seven months, we didn’t know each other before, but I am the one who recommended his name because I am convinced he is the right person. That is why I insisted on extending his contract without waiting for the end of the season.”

He outlined a ​three-to-five-year rebuild, saying Juve ​were committed to a ⁠long-term project but faced pressure to deliver results sooner.

Financially, missing out on the Champions League has had a significant impact.

According to Calcio e Finanza, ​Juve are expected to earn around 14.6 million euros ($16.99 million) from the ​Europa League, ⁠compared to an estimated 42.6 million euros from Europe’s top competition.

The shortfall, coupled with squad adjustments ahead of next season, means immediate success cannot be guaranteed.

’Yes, I put, I put the trust and the confidence in, and really believe in all the, the players that made the roster.

“Our objective is to put the team in a position ⁠to ​win,” he said.

“We do not know when that will be, ​it cannot be in five years, but I cannot say whether it will be next year or the year after, ​it also depends on competitors’ plans.”