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| Juan Cuadrado (left) was a second-half substitute in Chelsea's defeat at Manchester City on Sunday |
JUVENTUS will look to sign Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado after having a bid for Julian Draxler rejected by Schalke, according to reports.
The Turin club are keen on brining Cuadrado, 27, back to Italian football after the player left Fiorentina for Chelsea in January.
It is understood he is free to leave Stamford Bridge following a disappointing start to his career in England.
And Gazzetta dello Sport claim Serie A champions Juve are waiting to hear from Chelsea on a loan offer for the Colombia international.
They have also considered a swoop for Erik Lamela, who is free to leave Tottenham after two disappointing seasons at White Hart Lane.
Juve stepped up their pursuit of Cuadrado after having a bid for Draxler, 21, waved away by Schalke bosses.
Draxler, Gazzetta claim, wants to quit the Bundesliga club and has attracted interest from Italy as well as Premier League outfit Arsenal.
The Gunners are said to be keen on the midfielder but are unwilling to meet his asking price.
He has a £31million release clause, although Juve offered Schalke just £14m up front with £7m in additional payments stretched over three years.
Schalke appear unmoved over the interest in their star man, who boasts 15 caps for Germany, and have so far refused to negotiate a sale.
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