West Ham, Tottenham, Swansea and Leicester City have all made enquiries into the possibility of signing Juventus midfielder Mario Lemina this summer, according to Corriere dello Sport, quoted by Juvenews.
The Gabonese international midfielder had an impressive loan spell with the Bianconeri last season, making 17 appearances in all competitions and scoring twice which proved enough for the Serie A champions to make his loan move from Marseille permanent from July 1st, 2016 for a fee of £7.1m.
However, reports in Italy are suggesting that there is high demand in the former France U21 international from the Premier League and that Juventus would be willing to sell Lemina this summer if thy receive €20m for him, roughly double what they paid.
West Ham were interested last summer in Lemina before he joined Juventus on an initial loan spell, while Tottenham, Swansea and Leicester have all asked the question to the Italian giants.
There has been one offer thus far for Lemina, that of Leicester who’re ready to pay €15m for the athletic midfielder this summer but Juventus will not consider business for a penny less than their asking price.
Lemina isn’t the only Juve midfielder who could be on the way out of Turin this summer as Roberto Pereyra is also on the chopping block, with West Ham a ‘likely destination’.
After the signing of playmaker Miralem Pjanic from Serie A rivals Roma, Juventus are looking to offload Roberto Pereyra with West Ham, Watford and Zenit St.Petersburg the likely destinations.
It was claimed that the Argentine wanted to stay in Turin and prove his worth to manager Massimiliano Allegri, but it seems now the player has come to terms with the fact that his future is no longer at the club.
The Hammers have reportedly lodged a bid to sign the 25-year-old just a year after his £10.5m permanent arrival from Udinese after a successful loan spell during the 2014/15 season.
Russian side Zenit St. Petersburg have also registered their interest in the attacking midfielder by offering him a lucrative five-year contract while Stoke, Sunderland and Tottenham have all been credited with keeping tabs on Pereyra in recent weeks.
Pereyra is said to be keen on a move to English football with West Ham and Watford the two most likely destinations if he opted for a Premier League transfer but neither clubs have met the €15m asking price for the player which is roughly what Juventus shelled out for him last summer.
