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Juve relied heavily on Yildiz last season, with the Turkish international registering 20 goal involvements across all competitions.

Yildiz netted 11 goals and created nine more, but he has sustained a foot injury that will keep him out for between two and three months.

However, Spalletti feels 18-year-old Alajbegovic, who was signed from Salzburg recently, can fill the void.

"The club has already brought in players who could replace Yildiz, because Kerim Alajbegovic is used to playing in that position," Spalletti said ahead of Juve's Serie A meeting with Parma.

"The directors did well there, they followed his progress and know him better than I do, so decided to make this investment.

"We also signed Jeff Ekhator, another young player who has a bright future ahead of him.

"Alajbegovic is [18], he has quality, and is now eager to show all his potential. I am convinced he will give us the full display of his capabilities."

Last week, in the wake of Juve's 1-0 win over Frosinone, Spalletti was critical of striker Randal Kolo Muani.

However, Spalletti defended his comments.

He said: "I said so many good things about Kolo Muani, but you only paid attention to the one negative comment.

"We want to put him in a condition to give back all the faith that we put in him. He is a very good player at getting the ball, and difficult to keep up with when he sets off in a gallop.

"I merely said that he needs to pay attention to the fact he hasn't played regularly and you can lose something when that happens. In a game like this, you need to carry the can."