Interviewed by Sky Sport before the game against Chievo Verona, Juventus General Manager Giuseppe Marotta has released some interesting declarations regarding the situation of 34 year old midfielder Andrea Pirlo, whose contract with the bianconeri will expire at the end of the current season and who seems to have some problems with coach Antonio Conte: Marotta stated that the Italy international is first of all a great professional and that there are no cases regarding him; moreover, the executive has assured that the door remains open fot the former AC Milan player if he will decide to stay, but that in any case nothing will happen before the month of February. As already reported, the 2006 FIFA World champion is tracked by many European clubs, and so is another Juve midfielder, 20 year old Paul Pogba, for whom, according to the Daily Star, Arsenal are ready to offer 20 million pounds. Regarding the possible new signings, it seems always more difficult for the Serie A defending champions to obtain Anzhi Makhachkala 23 year old forward Lacina Traoré: according to Izvestia, in fact, both Zenit St. Petersburg and CSKA Moscow are keen on the Ivory Coast international.

As reported earlier, Napoli are attentively observing the situation of Barcelona 29 year old midfielder Javier Mascherano: as highlighted by calciomercato.com, the Argentina international, whose contract with the blaugrana will expire in June 2016 and who can also play as a defender, is always closer to the azzurri.