Manchester City close in on Juventus star

The English champions are preparing a huge bid for Bosnia Juventus midfield star Miralem Pjanic, per CalcioMercato.com report.

The Etihad outfits have already shown interest in the midfielder in the past, and the latest report has it that the club are now set to make their move after failing to land long term target Jorginho who has since joined fellow EPL rival Chelsea.

And Pjanic's agent, Fali Ramidani, has already informed the Juve hierarchy of City's next bid which is believed to be closer to 100 million euros, which falls between their valuation of the player.

Pjanic is also a reported target of Spanish Champions FC Barcelona, although the Catalan giant look set to look elsewhere as the search for a long term replacement of the departed Andre Iniester continues.

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