On October 21st, Calciomercato.it stated Juventus will face competition from Manchester City in the chase for OGC Nice star Khéphren Thuram.
Pep Guardiola’s side have enjoyed a good start to the season and are still thinking about strengthening the squad for the near future.
That’s according to TV Play, who state Manchester City are looking to bolster their midfield and defence.
For midfield, the Citizens’ idea is to bring in a young player who can immediately start to feature under Guardiola. Therefore, they have set their sights on the 22-year-old, who has impressed for the Ligue 1 side this season.
The Serie A side are also interested in the France international, with a contract until 2025.
Club Brugge’s Tajon Buchanan is the ‘first name’ on Manchester City’s list for defence.
The 24-year-old has mainly been used as a right-back this season, scoring three goals and registered four assists from 18 games. The Canadian has been on the Juventus and Inter Milan radar for some time.
The Serie A duo will continue to monitor him, but are aware it’s ‘very difficult’ to compete with Manchester City.
It’s claimed the English champions are ‘ready to invest’ €60m to secure the duo’s services and hand a ‘double blow’ to Juve and Inter in the process. The figure is out of reach for the two Italian clubs, for whom the ‘disappointment of the missed shots is ever closer’.
TV Play, however, don’t specify the fee requested/needed to sign the Frenchman and Buchanan.
