There are reports Juventus made a €5m offer to Zenit St Petersburg to get Axel Witsel in January rather than wait for the summer.
The Belgium international had already agreed terms for a transfer on deadline day and sat waiting in the Juve HQ for 13 hours before Zenit pulled the plug.
That deal was believed to be worth in the region of €25m.
As Witsel’s current contract with Zenit expires in July 2017, it is widely believed he’ll join the Bianconeri regardless next season, possibly as a free agent.
There are reports Juventus made a €5m offer to Zenit St Petersburg to get Axel Witsel in January rather than wait for the summer.
The Belgium international had already agreed terms for a transfer on deadline day and sat waiting in the Juve HQ for 13 hours before Zenit pulled the plug.
That deal was believed to be worth in the region of €25m.
As Witsel’s current contract with Zenit expires in July 2017, it is widely believed he’ll join the Bianconeri regardless next season, possibly as a free agent.
Mediaset Premium claim Juve are not prepared to wait and have offered €5m for Zenit to release him in January.
He’d be ineligible for the Champions League, but could take part in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.