Juventus on alert as £3.5m bargain Arsenal target rejects contract offer

Ezequiel Lavezzi has scored just two goals for PSG all season

JUVENTUS are ready to hand Ezequiel Lavezzi a contract in January in effort to beat Arsenal to the Paris Saint-Germain striker, according to reports.

 

Lavezzi, 30, has reportedly rejected a renewal at PSG and will seek a new club this winter.

Under transfer rules he is free to negotiate terms with other clubs within six months of his current deal ending.

Paris are open to selling their man for as little as £3.5million in effort to recoup some cash before the summer.

But Juventus, according to Italian newspaper Tuttosport, want him for free.

It is understood manager Massimiliano Allegri is unperturbed about signing a player who will be 31 in May as Juve will not have to fork out a transfer fee.

 

Indeed, that situation had attracted Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to the player, according to various claims.

Wenger is understood to be considering his transfer options after failing to bolster his outfield during last summer.

Lavezzi has already snubbed the chance to join Barcelona, Tuttosport report, and is said to be keen on seeing out the rest of his contract at the Ligue 1 champions.

The Argentina international has scored just two goals in 17 appearances for his club this season.