Published 14:20 IST, September 15th 2020

Juventus unsure of Luis Suarez transfer, shift focus on signing Roma's Edin Dzeko

Juventus might give up on their pursuit of sealing the Luis Suarez transfer from Barcelona and instead shift focus to signing Roma's Edin Dzeko.

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Barcelona outcast Luis Suarez's attempt to join Italian giants Juventus hangs in balance, with Bianconeri w unsure of a move for maverick Uruguayan. With doubt over his Italian test and his sticky passport situation, Serie A champions have w shifted ir focus towards AS Roma striker Edin Dzeko. 

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Juventus shift focus to Edin Dzeko transfer 

According to reports in Italian media, Luis Suarez will undertake Italian test on Thursday, in what will play a crucial role in his attempt to acquire a European Union passport. This, in turn, will play an instrumental role in sealing a transfer to Juventus. However, Juventus fear that deal might t be completed in time to register Suarez for Champions League.

With several complications in place, Juventus have stepped up ir pursuit to sign Roma's Edin Dzeko. Reports claim that Juventus have an agreement in place with AS Roma for Edin Dzeko transfer. deal could also involve a player plus cash deal with Mattia di Sciglio moving or away. 

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AS Roma, Napoli yet to agree on signing Edin Dzeko's replacement 

However, Edin Dzeko transfer will also depend on Roma's negotiations with Napoli. Roma have made it clear that striker will t be allowed to leave unless y rope in Napoli's Arkadiusz Milik.  Giallorossi are willing to pay €25 million along with several add-ons to seal deal. Meanwhile, Arkadiusz Milik has also courted interest from Juventus but Serie A champions will t move ahead with deal in an attempt to land Edin Dzeko. 

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Barcelona force Luis Suarez to join Juventus 

Meanwhile, Sport claim that Barcelona are pressing Luis Suarez to agree to a move to Juventus. Ronald Koeman is looking to replace Suarez with Lyon striker Memphis Depay. However, Uruguayan international expects Catalan giants to pay off ws of his final year before terminating his contract with club. 

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report claims that tensions between Barcelona and Luis Suarez have increased over past few days. club wants striker to void his contract and follow example of Ivan Rakitic, who moved to Sevilla just this month. However, striker is yet to decide on his next move as averse to reports in Italian media.

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14:20 IST, September 15th 2020