Juventus eyeing Benteke

Juventus are keeping close tabs on Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke, Tuttosport has revealed.

While signing Carlos Tevez and Fernando Llorente, the Bianconeri have seen Alessandro Matri leave this summer, but chances are at least one more forward will be departing in January.

Mirko Vucinic, Sebastian Giovinco and Fabio Quagliarella are all being linked with January exits, but that doesn’t seem to worry general manager Beppe Marotta, who continues to work on new signings.

Tuttosport has suggested that Juventus are showing interest in Aston Villa star Christian Benteke, and they are likely to make a move on the Belgian in case one of their own forwards leaves in the winter.

The Bianconeri boss Antonio Conte is a big fan of the powerful striker, although the €20 million asking price could prove to be a problem.

Juventus may be sitting in third place in Serie A at the moment, but they remain 2/3 favourites to win their third league title in a row.