Juventus are lining up Pau Torres as their top replacement for Matthijs de Ligt but they’re hoping to a secure a discount from Villarreal.
The 25-year-old Spanish defender has attracted the attention of a number of clubs around Europe this summer following his strong campaign under Unai Emery. Premier League sides Tottenham and Manchester City are known to be keen, so the Bianconeri will have to work fast if they want to agree a transfer.
As reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus do want to pick up Torres but they cannot afford his €50m price tag, so they’re hoping to agree a lower fee with Villarreal. Their plan is to try and leverage the fact that the 25-year-old is keen on the move to Turin.
First, Juventus are waiting to finalise the sale of De Ligt to Bayern Munich, which is expected to take place at some point next week.