Juventus 'to battle Roma for Luiz Adriano'

The Giallorossi are thought to have been following the Brazilian forward for some time, but reports on Monday claim that their Scudetto rivals could also be on his trail.

Tuttosport claims that the Bianconeri have placed the 27-year-old on their list of targets, but a deal is more likely in the summer than the current transfer window.

The newspaper states that Adriano would be the alternative should Juve fail to land Stevan Jovetic from Manchester City, with a bid already rejected for the Montenegrin this January.

The Turin-based sports daily believes that the Old Lady offered €2m for a six month loan deal, with a forced redemption clause of €15m for the summer, but the English champions were not interested.

Tuttosport also believes that Tottenham are interested in Sassuolo forward Simone Zaza, but Juventus retain a buy-back option on the forward which could see them intercept any move.

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