on 15 june 2012, juventus announced isla's arrival to a medical ahead of a prospective move to join the team for the upcoming 2012–13 season. following his move to juventus, isla said moving to juventus was his dream come true and that he was excited to join his chilean team-mate arturo vidal. isla told tvn:this is a dream come true: we are going to be the strongest team in italy. it is important for me as a player, but it is also vital for my family. i have been working for years to get to this point. in udine i became a professional. but i have always said that sooner or later i would go to a bigger club like juve. there i can challenge for trophies. i want to play and win something important, like the champions league.