Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly keen for Juventus to seal the transfer of Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar this summer.
The Serie A giants could do with making some changes after a slightly underwhelming campaign in 2019/20 that saw Maurizio Sarri replaced as manager by Andrea Pirlo following an early Champions League elimination.
Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic looks likely to join Juventus, CaughtOffside understands, but it could be that Aouar would be a tempting option for them too.
According to Don Balon, the Frenchman would be Ronaldo’s ideal choice for that position, but this could be bad news for Arsenal.
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The Gunners have been strongly linked with an interest in signing Aouar, as reported by L’Equipe and translated by Get French Football News.
The 22-year-old looks a top young talent who could strengthen most top clubs in Europe right now, and one imagines he’d fancy his chances of winning more silverware with Juve.
Still, Arsenal are also a team on the up under Mikel Arteta and he’d likely have a key role to play as a long-term replacement for the out-of-favour Mesut Ozil.
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