Prior to his move to Juve, Pjanic was consistently linked with a move to the Premier League but eventually chose to continue his career in Italy. Juve also chased?the striker before he moved from Spain to the Premier League with Arsenal, with Liverpool also contenders for his signature. Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira Ferreira was in Manchester last week to discuss a potential switch. The Bosnia and Herzegovina international has been impressive since arriving from Roma last summer in a move in the region of £25million. hort of options in the summer, when the 25-year-old is expected to leave the Bernabeu. The leaders know they are able to go in with a straight cash offer without having to offload any of their players, and they are now favourites to get their man. Related StoriesTHERE'S A CATCHCristiano Ronaldo hopes his son is a footballer. b in Europe and will surely be laughing all the way to the bank if he can pull off the deal. Keep up to date with ALL the Juventus?news, gossip and transfers on our club pageIt was clearly chil. But for the right price, Mourinho would still be keen for extra cover in their defensive ranks, especially now that the impressive Eric Bailly is off to the Africa Cup of Nations.