Juventus confirm interest in Can

Juventus chief executive Giuseppe Marotta has confirmed that he is monitoring the progress of Liverpool midfielder Emre Can.

Marotta has revealed that Can is a player Juventus are tracking, although he admits many clubs around Europe are doing the same.

As quoted by FourFourTwo, Marotta said this:

Emre Can is a name doing the rounds because his contract is running down.

I won’t deny he is a player we too have monitored and many important clubs will try to close a deal over the next few weeks.

We are tracking the situation, nothing more.

Can’s contract with Liverpool expires at the end of the season, which means that he could sign a pre-contract agreement with Juventus in January.

Players in the final year of the their contract can sign a deal with a foreign club in January, to complete a free transfer in the summer.

Can missed out on Liverpool’s 4-0 win over Bournemouth through suspension, and has started 11 games in the Premier League this season.

Juventus have been linked with Can for months now, with Liverpool still trying to negotiate a new contract with Can.

That looks unlikely at this time, though, with Juventus possibly closing in on the German.