Paper Talk: Juve scout four Porto stars, Milan chasing Montolivo’s replacement
Paratici has received some very positive reports on Porto striker Andre Silva who scored a hat trick for Portugal national team in the World Cup qualifiers.
Andre Silva is not the only Porto star that Juventus are interested in signing. Hector Herrera is also know to be a long-time target of the Serie A giants and also Ruben Neves has been linked with a move to the J Stadium many times.
According to Tuttosport, 21-year-old midfielder Otavio is the last name added on the agenda of Paratici who, however, knows that signing players from Porto is never easy and is always very expensive, but after the Alex Sandro deal, the Old Lady want to make new business with the Portuguese side.
Meantime, AC Milan will be looking for a long-time replacement for injured Riccardo Montolivo.
According to Tuttosport and Corriere dello Sport, the priority target is Chelsea ace Cesc Fabregas, but the player must be persuaded to complete a move he rejected last summer.
Fiorentina wantaway star Milan Badelj is the first alternative to Fabregas. The Croat’s contract runs until 2018 and Fiorentina do not have many chances to monetize his sale, especially considering that the player’s agent has already revealed that his client is not going to extend his stay at Fiorentina.
AS Roma playmaker Leandro Paredes could be one last option for midfield reinforcement, given that the former Empoli star is not getting enough game time under Luciano Spalletti.
Being looking for an experienced player to replace Montolivo, however, Paredes would only join Milan if also Badelj moves to the San Siro.
AND THE REST
Carlos Bacca has not scored in five of the six games he started for AC Milan this season (Gazzetta)
Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette will recover from injury in time for Tuesday’s Champions League clash against Juventus (Tuttosport)
Joe Hart is a doubt for Torino’s next Serie A game against Palermo due to a light injury to his shoulder picked up while on duty with England national team (Tuttosport)
Inter midfielders Marcelo Brozovic and Geoffrey Kondogbia will be given one last chance to shine before the January window opens (Tuttosport)
AC Milan are considering a January bid for Real Madrid’s Isco (Corriere dello Sport)
Matteo Darmian and Domenico Berardi are the priority targets of Inter new owners Suning in the January transfer window (Corriere dello Sport)
