Momo Sissoko is now Juventus boss Claudio Ranieri’s number one January transfer target, following the likely failure to sign Boca Juniors’ Ever Banega.
The Bianconeri are widely known to be in the market for a top-class centre midfielder and their bid to sign Banega seems to have failed, with Spanish giants Valencia set to tie up a deal over the next week or so.
Mali midfielder Sissoko is unhappy at his lack of playing time at Liverpool, as he currently finds himself behind Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano in the centre-midfield pecking order.
Ranieri is a huge admirer of the player, having worked with him at Valencia in 2004/05, and sees him as the “new Patrick Vieira”.
According to the Corriere dello Sport, Ranieri will now do everything in his power to bring Sissoko to the club when the transfer window re-opens at midnight.
He may even be prepared to include defender Jonathan Zebina in a player exchange deal, an offer that Liverpool are likely to consider, given their previous interest in the Frenchman.
Ranieri and Zebina are not on the best of terms following the 29-year-old’s sending off against Cagliari in week two, when he received a long suspension for then slapping a cameraman as he walked off the pitch.
The Bianconeri are widely known to be in the market for a top-class centre midfielder and their bid to sign Banega seems to have failed, with Spanish giants Valencia set to tie up a deal over the next week or so.
Mali midfielder Sissoko is unhappy at his lack of playing time at Liverpool, as he currently finds himself behind Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano in the centre-midfield pecking order.
Ranieri is a huge admirer of the player, having worked with him at Valencia in 2004/05, and sees him as the “new Patrick Vieira”.
According to the Corriere dello Sport, Ranieri will now do everything in his power to bring Sissoko to the club when the transfer window re-opens at midnight.
He may even be prepared to include defender Jonathan Zebina in a player exchange deal, an offer that Liverpool are likely to consider, given their previous interest in the Frenchman.
Ranieri and Zebina are not on the best of terms following the 29-year-old’s sending off against Cagliari in week two, when he received a long suspension for then slapping a cameraman as he walked off the pitch.
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