Zenit St Petersburg have reportedly moved a step closer to signing Claudio Marchisio after holding talks with the ex-Juventus midfielder.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the meeting was fuelled by Zenit’s desire to ‘put plans into motion’.

Marchisio is a free agent after ending 25 years of association with Juve last week and had initially been linked with sides from USA, China, Australia and UAE.

Zenit St Petersburg have reportedly moved a step closer to signing Claudio Marchisio after holding talks with the ex-Juventus midfielder.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the meeting was fuelled by Zenit’s desire to ‘put plans into motion’.

Marchisio is a free agent after ending 25 years of association with Juve last week and had initially been linked with sides from USA, China, Australia and UAE.

However, the newspaper warns Monaco, Nice, Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid, as well as the Russian outfit, could all keep him in Europe.

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