Despite the arrivals of Gleison Bremer and Federico Gatti, Juve’s backline is still in serious need of reinforcement.
While the Brazilian has been a consistent and reliable presence at the back, the Italian has yet to earn the full trust of Max Allegri.
Also, Leonardo Bonucci is no longer a spring chicken, while Daniele Rugani has never really been captivated since he joined the club.
Federico Cherubini is therefore still looking for a market and has reportedly identified a French defender as a priority for the club.
According to the ilbianconero, Juve’s favorite choice for the center-back role is Evan Ndicka from Eintracht Frankfurt.
The Auxerre youth squad has been fine-tuning his tools at the Bundesliga club since 2018. However, his contract is due to expire at the end of the season. The source assures that the defender was valued at 25 million euros last summer.
In addition, the report believes that Juventus will rely on their good relationship with the German team to negotiate a reasonable transfer in January.
Last summer, Filip Kostic left Frankfurt to join the Italian giants, while Luca Pellegrini left on loan in the opposite direction.
This season, Ndicka has been an ever-present in Eintracht’s backline, starting in all ten of his club’s Bundesliga games.
It’s also worth noting that the Frenchman is left-footed, which could be an additional reason to endear himself to Juventus. Max Allegri’s team have been missing a left-footed defender following the departure of former captain Giorgio Chiellini.
