As highlighted by calciomercato.com, although their priorities remains the signing of a high-rated forward, Juventus are also seeking a new defender, and, according to the same media, the bianconeri are concretely interested in 25 year old Douglas Franco Texeira aka Douglas, whose contract with Twente will expire at the end of the current season; if the Serie A defending champions’Chief Executive Giuseppe Marotta will suceed in signing the Brazilian-born Dutch player, he will set another low-cost strike on the transfer market after 27 year old striker Fernando Llorente. But, as previously said, the Piedmontese club are most of all seeking a high-skilled footballer capable to play next to the Spain international, and, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, are ready to join Inter Milan in the hunt for Bologna 29 year old attacking midfielder Alessandro Diamanti, and Juve, as reported by the same media, can count on the excellent relations with the Aemilian club.

As reported in the last days, while AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri is trying to obtain a new contract, the Lombard club’s honorary president and major shareholder Silvio Berlusconi would like to sign a former Milan’s player: and, according to El Mundo Deportivo, the rossoneri are thinking about 40 year old Frank Rijkaard, who has recently trained the Saudi Arabian national team.