Yahoo Sports Every defender Juventus have been linked with for January so far
It is no secret that Juventus are in the market for at least one new defender in January to make up for the long-term injuries to Bremer and Juan Cabal, who are expected to miss the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign.
There have also been no shortage of suggestions as to who the Bianconeri should target in the January transfer market.
Here is a re-cap of the continually growing list of defenders that have been linked with a move to Juventus in the Italian press in recent weeks.
What Juventus need
Juventus are targeting a central defender, a left-back and potentially another striker to compete with Dusan Vlahovic as well.
However, there is little room in the budget left to play with after a summer of heavy spending on the likes of Teun Koopmeiners and Douglas Luis, who both cost upwards of €50m each.
For that reason, they are likely to be shopping in the loan market, and may also have to sell a current player to make any deal possible. So, the Bianconeri are targeting low-cost, Serie A ready players whose current teams would sanction a move away in January.
Options in the Premier League
Plenty of rumours have revolved around surplus players in Premier League squads. Jakub Kiwior at Arsenal has been a strong candidate given his experience with Spezia and his lack of game time in North London. Tuttosport last reported Juve’s interest in the Poland international three days ago.
A stone’s throw away from Kiwior is former Genoa centre-back Radu Dragusin, although his agent has recently ruled out the possibility of a move away from Tottenham in January.
La Gazzetta dello Sport have recently suggested Chelsea’s Benoit Badiashile as a possible loan target.
On Thursday, Tuttosport reported that another Chelsea defender in Ben Chilwell could be another option to replace Cabal at left-back, given that he has just one outing in the EFL Cup to his name this term.
Options in Serie A
Juventus reportedly sent scouts to watch Empoli’s Adrian Ismajli in international action during Albania’s 2-0 loss against Czechia in October.
Tuttosport maintain that Ismajli remains an option, alongside the Jhon Lucumi of Bologna.
Options abroad
One of the most high-profile names to be linked with a move to Juventus is former Inter centre-back and current Paris Saint-Germain defender Milan Skriniar, who has been described as the ‘dream’ option for the Bianconeri in January.
21-year-old Antonio Silva of Benfica is also a name that has appeared in a few reports of late.
Former England international Eric Dier, who is currently out of favour at Bayern Munich, could also be available at a cut-price, according to recent reports.
Thursday’s reports from Corriere dello Sport suggest that Nicolas Tagliafico, World Cup winner with Argentina, could also be a possible option for Juve’s vacancy at full-back.
And, in an entirely different continent all together, Juventus have also been linked with a move for Leo Ortiz of Flamengo, and reportedly sent scouts to watch him in action in Brazil.
