Serie A giants Juventus have found a shock target in Chelsea outcast Tiémoué Bakayoko with the Turin outfit unable to land their long-term target Manual Locatelli due to pricing concerns.
Locatelli has been courted by a number of big clubs across the continent after his influential set of displays for the Italian national team who were crowned the Champions of Europe earlier this summer.
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But with Sassuolo holding firm over their asking price for the 23-year-old defensive midfield man, Juventus will seek to bolster their options in the centre of the park by scouting alternative names in the transfer market.
Reports from Italian news outlet Gazzetta dello Sport claim that Bakayoko, whose future at Stamford Bridge beyond this summer’s transfer window remains subject to much uncertainty, has been identified as an alternative to Locatelli by the Juventus board.
Bakayoko has been heavily backed to head out the exit door at the Bridge ahead of the start of the new campaign with Serie A duo AC Milan and Napoli reported keen on bringing back the Frenchman to Italy.
