Juventus are reported to have made contact with Martin Montoya, whose agent confirms he wants to leave Barcelona.
The full-back has been consistently linked with a move away from the Camp Nou, with Serie A often mentioned as a potential destination.
Tuttosport today are running the line that Juve are in the queue of admirers, for their diminishing options in the full-back department, and have already started contact for a possible January move.
Juventus are reported to have made contact with Martin Montoya, whose agent confirms he wants to leave Barcelona.
The full-back has been consistently linked with a move away from the Camp Nou, with Serie A often mentioned as a potential destination.
Tuttosport today are running the line that Juve are in the queue of admirers, for their diminishing options in the full-back department, and have already started contact for a possible January move.
Juventus are seen as willing to offer between €4m and €5m, but Tuttosport warn that interest from Napoli might inflate the price.
Montoya's agent Juan De Dios Carrasco has today added fuel to the speculation, in confirming the player’s mindset is to leave Barca.
“Tomorrow there will be a meeting with Barcelona to communicate a decision we have already taken,” said Carrasco to Tuttomercatoweb.
“There are clubs interested in the player in England, in Italy and in Germany.”
Barcelona still has the option to block the transfer, but the agent minimised that factor.
“It's not Montoya's problem nor mine. The decision has been taken, we are checking what the situation is like and what Luis Enrique's decisions will be.
“When a Barca player like Montoya wants to leave, I don't think the club will be opposed.
“The Coach decides who gets to play, but if Martin doesn't play, then he wants to leave.
“Facts count more than words. I am not going to discuss who's to blame, the most important thing now is that Martin wants to leave now.”
The Bianconeri's alternatives to the Spaniard are reported by Tuttosport as including Cruzeiro's right-back Mayke, 22, and Porto's Danilo, 23, rated at €8m and €10/12m by their respective clubs, though the former is also in the eye of Roma, Milan and Napoli.