Last Friday, we relayed news from Italy that Juventus must anticipate competition from Liverpool in the chase for OGC Nice’s Khéphren Thuram.
This is backed up by Sport Mediaset who then state the Serie A side must ‘beat’ the Reds to sign the 22-year-old.
It’s claimed the Turin club will have to overcome Liverpool to sign the midfielder as the latter are ‘still strongly interested’ in him.
The Merseyside club have added four new midfielders to their squad in the last window but still continue to look at Thuram.
Tutto Juve state the France international is a target for Juventus in January and add it won’t be an easy operation for the Old Lady because of the ‘strong competition’ from Jürgen Klopp’s side.
This, coupled with the Ligue 1 side’s request of between €25m and €30m would make it difficult for Juventus to secure his services.
It’s said Liverpool looked at Thuram in the last window but decided to focus on four other midfielders.
Despite this, the report explains that Klopp is still looking for a midfielder with ‘physical characteristics and a solid defensive base’, and insist Thuram would ‘fit perfectly’ into the German’s system at Liverpool.
