Juve Prepare Schweinsteiger Move
Juventus are preparing a bid for Bayern Munich star Bastian Schweinsteiger, according to Kicker.
The Bianconeri have long identified a top-class midfielder as their number one transfer priority this summer.
This has led to a host of big names being linked to Turin, including the likes of Diego, Rafael van der Vaart, Frank Lampard and Marek Hamsik.
However negotiations for these players have not gone well, and Juve received a big blow when Alessio Secco was outfoxed by Milan in his attempts to sign Arsenal star Mathieu Flamini.
According to Kicker, Juve have now turned their attention to Schweinsteiger. The 23-year-old grew up in Bayern’s youth system, debuting for the senior team in 2002.
Despite his relatively young age, he has already won 49 caps for the German national team, scoring an impressive 13 goals. He played at both Euro 2004 and World Cup 2006, where Germany were defeated by Italy in the semi finals.
Kicker also claims that Juve are considering trying to hijack Milan’s attempts to sign Willy Sagnol. The Rossoneri have reportedly already agreed a €5m transfer fee with Bayern for the French full-back, but Juve are prepared to match this offer.
However they may miss out on the 31-year-old, as it is speculated that Sagnol has already confided to friends that he will be joining Milan.
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