Appreciation post for five of our lads and a look at the future

We didn't win, we didn't advance, but nobody can really fault the players after the herculean effort they pulled off today. The squad as a whole showed grinta, fighting like they had truly nothing to lose.
As for the 5 I wanna specifically give praise to:
Locatelli: he's improved to a ludicrous degree since Allegri has left the club. He screened the defence excellently, he distributed the ball expertly and his play today felt like a cumulation of what has been about two seasons of development into a cornerstone piece. He deserved the armband today.
Mckennie: he has always been versatile and now he is also in a rich vein of form. Considering the scrutiny he has received over the years, the fact he is still constantly putting in the effort while being one of the most appraised regulars by Spalletti is a testament to his quality and character. Hope we keep him around.
Kenan: He is our starboy and he put in a performance to boot, even if his finishing was off in the later stages. He is a fantastic player and a pleasure to watch and if anyone is going to become the focal point of our entire squad, it is gonna be this guy.
Képhren: Thuram is a limited player in many ways, but he excels at what he is good at. He might lack passing vision but whenever he drives forward Juve cause danger. Today he played his heart out and probably won a lot of us over with the dedication he showed. Well done Képh and I hope we keep him for a long time too.
Gatti: I'd say be is the surprise of the bunch because the dude is the worst of the bunch on average but wow what a game. He was sharp, focused, cutting passing lanes and charging forward with impunity. We didn't feel Kelly's red because Gatti stepped tf up. He is wildly inconsistent so I remain skeptical of him nonetheless but maybe he is not such a bad option to have afterall.

As for the future, it is clear we have a few core pieces we should build the team around and a few key positions to reinforce. Spalletti has to stay and be given time, it seems he has the players on his side and he is a manager who has shown he can do a lot of good given said time (case and point: Napoli).
Our core seems to be the following:
– Locatelli
– Kenan
– Thuram
– Mckennie
– Kalulu
– Bremer (when healthy)

As for positions in dire need:
GK: Perin is not staying next season and Di Gregorio is not the standard for Juve considering his abysmal handling of any shot from distance. He doesn't dive enough, simple as. Carnesecchi is a curious option but I'm not sure if to trust Atalanta players being able to play outside of Bergamo (case and point: Koop). Restes is an option too, albeit both would cost us dearly.
LB: Kalulu-Holm is a good RB rotation, whereas Cambiaso-Cabal is abysmal. Cambiaso is mistake-prone and Cabal is a card-collector coming off an ACL tear. Cambiaso might have Prem interest so the sale might bring in a good income (though the rumours are not from reliable sources so make of it what you will). Personally, Bologna's Juan Miranda is intriguing. He is a highly-productive fullback who is good at whipping the ball into the box (also nice to have on corners).
CDM: I admit this is mostly because we need a backup to Locatelli because bro cannot carry the position every game and we have no backup option. We had Caviglia who was… fine. I think rehashing somebody of that level for backup duty would work wonders for depth and for ensuring we are not completely exposed without a player to screen the defence.
CB: again, mostly depth/a partner for Bremer. Kelly is fine (but in bad form rn), Gatti is inconsistent (very hit or miss) and our Next Gen option is untested. Having a vice-Bremer would mean we can field a proper solid defence when fully healthy and supplement the lack of Bremer in the backline with a proper enforcer CB (who Kelly and Gatti are not, Kelly isn't as physical and Gatti too keen on attacking with deep runs). My proposition is Ordoñez from Brugge, alternatively Lucumí on the cheap.

Our scourge has, for the better part of a while, been depth, hence I think it is more important to focus on reinforcing our core players with depth and trusting the complementary pieces around our core (Chico, Koop, Miretti, David and potentially Dusan) than doing a full squad turnover. It is better, in my opinion, to have a few standouts surrounded by alright players and a deep bench of decent players who can rotate into the XI than having a cracked first XI with no depth that collapses as fatigue sets in.

If we want a big acquisition: sell Edon and go in on Konstantinos Karetsas, play Yıldız-Vlahović/David-Karetsas.