Oscar and Graziano Pelle are targets for Juventus, while Aston Villa want Charlie Austin. That and more from the Tuesday papers.
Juventus are dreaming of a Premier League raid. The Mail claim that the Italian giants are hoping to sign Oscar from Chelsea and Graziano Pelle fromSouthampton. The problem is they aren't sure they will be able to afford the two players. Juve are in London meeting with Chelsea to make Juan Cuadrado's loan deal permanent and want to discuss Oscar, but they will want a hefty fee. Pelle's Southampton contract expires in 2017, but the Saints still won't sell cheap and he'll be looking for big wages because this will probably be the 31-year-old's last huge deal.
Paper Round's view - Juventus have a fair bit of money, being a major Italian club and owning their stadium, but Serie A doesn't generate nearly the revenue of the Premier League so they're still not high rollers. A club like Southampton, and certainly Chelsea, won't be overwhelmed by The Old Lady's finances and end up selling as a result. Juve need to make some changes so their squad so they'll be in on a lot of players from a lot of leagues, but it will be tough for them to sign players that clubs desperately want to keep.
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