The 24-year-old is understood to have been requested by Juve boss Didier Deschamps as he looks to rebuild a depleted rearguard after the exits of Lilian Thuram, Fabio Cannavaro and Gianluca Zambrotta.

• 据了解这位24岁的球员是尤文主教练迪迪埃·德尚在卖出了利利安·图拉姆、法比奥·卡纳瓦罗和吉安鲁卡·赞布罗塔之后，为重建后防线而点名要求的。