Leicester City make £11 million bid for Juventus midfielder

Leicester City have reportedly submitted an £11 million bid for Juventus midfielder Stefano Sturaro, according to Gianluca Di Marzio.

However, the Serie A champions want close to £20 million, and are happy to play the waiting game for the 25-year old, who still has three years remaining on his current deal.

Signed from Genoa all the way back in 2014, Stefano Sturaro has never quite been able to nail down a spot in Max Allegri’s Juventus, managing a mere 90 appearances over the course of four seasons. Just 19 of those came in 2017/18 (11 starts).

He has also featured four times for Italy, appearing thrice at the UEFA European Championship in 2016, but the lack of playing time at the Allianz Stadium has cost him his chance for the national side as well.

Although Juventus are in no real hurry to offload the former Genoa midfielder, he might feel that it’s the right time to leave the bench in Turin and step on to the field in Leicester.

With there being no real interest from any other club at the moment, Stefano Sturaro might prove to be an easy target for Leicester City to land shall they pay the asking price.

But for £20 million, Puel would be getting someone who has warmed the bench for a long time with little to show in terms of calibre combined with consistency. He won’t be a bad buy at all, but he’d be a huge risk.

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Besides, Leicester City need a no.10 more than a central midfielder, so it’d be a strange signing.