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EXCLUSIVE Who were Juventus scouting at Borussia - Bayer Leverkusen?

EXCLUSIVE Who were Juventus scouting at Borussia - Bayer Leverkusen?

Juventus are always on the market, and have proved to be very canny operators over the past few years. 

We recently reported that the Old Lady's transfer gurus, Giuseppe Marotta and Fabio Paratici, had sent scouts to watch last week's Bundesliga game between Borussia Monchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen. But who were they after?

The Bianconeri are, for a start, very interested in Ömer Toprak of Borussia. The German centre-back moved to the Bayer Arena from Freiburg, playing 24 Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal games this season. It would, however, take €12 million to activate his release clause, and Borussia Dortmund see the 26-year-old as Mats Hummel's successor at the back. 

The Old Lady also needs a creative midfielder, someone capable to controlling the flow in midfield. Five years ago, Paratici managed to nab Arturo Vidal from Bayer Leverkusen... and he now wants to do something similar with Christoph Kramer, he of the World Cup final concussion. 

He's durable enough, however, totalling 46 appearances this year, including 44 as a starter. Joaching Löw certainly doesn't mind him, either, lining up 12 times with the Mannschaft. Also a target of Napoli, it would cost Juventus 20 million to acquire him. 

What about Borussia? Well, Mahmoud Dahoud could well leave for €15 million. A dangerous attacking midfielder, he's netted five times this season, and made 9 assists in 41 games. Dahoud is great at link-up play, and can even play behind the strikers. Also good at covering the defence, he is on Jurgen Klopp's radar, and Borussia Dortmund's, too. 

Another player Juventus are enthusiastic about is Julian Brandt, an interested we reported a few days ago.
His deal runs until 2019, however, netting 9 games in 28 games this season. 

Alessandro Cosattini, translated by @EdoDalmonte

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