Colombian prodigy James Rodriguez could be playing his football in Italy next season, with Juventus one of his possible destinations.
The exciting winger, born in 1991, has caught the eye at Argentine club Banfield and is one of the hottest prospects in South America.
“Half of the world is interested in the player, including Italians such as Juventus, Genoa and Udinese,” said agent Bruno Carpeggiani.
The Bianconeri were associated with the midfielder at the start of March and the representative has admitted that he’s spoken with chief Juve scout Renzo Castagnini, after his recent tour of South America.
“Juventus are very interested,” he added. “I talked to Castagnini when we saw each other.”
Although Carpeggiani is confident that Banfield’s asking price won’t be a problem, there would be hurdles to overcome.
“He will cost less than $10m, let us say that he can be signed for between $6m and $9m,” he added.
“However, it won’t be an easy transfer to complete given that the boy is a non-EU citizen.”
Rodriguez, who became the youngest foreigner to debut and score in the Argentine championship at 17, could potentially give a very narrow Juventus some much-needed width next term.
“There is a chance that he will play in Italy next season, but things change very quickly in this game,” continued the agent.
“His preferred destination? The boy has always said that he dreams about joining a big club and Juventus are that.”
FI :frown: