Juventus have had their sights on Luis Muriel for some time now, and Atalanta are moving to secure his future as quickly as possible.
The striker is one of the most technically gifted and experienced players in his role in Serie A.
Juve wanted to buy him at the end of last season, but La Dea did not sell and stayed with them for one more season.
They remain interested and were hoping to add him to their team as a free agent in the summer.
However, a report on Calciomercato reveals that Atalanta has activated an extension to his current contract. He would now stay with them until 2024, meaning Juventus must pay a fee if they want to add him to their squad in the summer.
Juve FC says
Muriel would be an experienced head to have in our dressing room. However, we already have Arkadiusz Milik in our squad, who is doing very well.
Dusan Vlahovic and Moise Kean are two other attacking options, so bringing Muriel to the club makes little sense.
He is fighting to play for Atalanta now, and the situation will be worse if he moves to Turin as a Juventus player.
