No concrete offer has been made yet by Juventus for the striker, unlike Olympique Lyonnais, who are said to have offered a renewed €4m deal for the Zenit striker.
Earlier, when Depay was proposed to switch to Juventus in a swap deal involving Morata, coach Max Allegri denied looking for a winger and wanted a traditional striker instead. However, Chiesa’s injury changes things for the Bianconeri.
Despite losing Federico Chiesa, Juventus are keener on adding a pure striker rather than a winger. Gianluca Scamacca is their top target, but Sassuolo are highly unlikely to sell him in January. They have opened talks with Zenit for Sardar Azmoun as a possible cheaper alternative.
Real Madrid product Borja Mayoral’s two-year Roma loan deal comes to an end and he is expected to move back to Spain, opening up the slot for Azmoun from Zenit.
With Edin Dzeko likely headed to Inter, Roma need a new center-forward. Sardar Azmoun is not the only candidate, but their other targets are complicated to get and expensive. Mauro Icardi, Tammy Abraham and Alexander Isak sit atop of the list, but each of these potential acquisitions is challenging for various reasons.
Roma are reportedly weighing up a move for Zenit St Petersburg forward Sardar Azmoun to replace departing Edin Dzeko. According to CorSport journalist Jacopo Aliprandi, the Giallorossi are ready to launch a bid to sign the Iran international in the coming days.
Roma are working on multiple deals, but they have to step up their financial efforts to finalize them. The Giallorossi have opened talks to acquire Sardar Azmoun, but they must improve their offer to convince his club to sell him. The same goes for Granit Xhaka and Eldor Shomurodov. Alexander Sorloth could emerge as an alternative later on if they could not get their main targets.
Roma covet Sardar Azmoun and are preparing an offer to sign him for Zenit. However, they face stiff competition for the center-forward, in particular from Bayer Leverkusen. In the meantime, Edin Dzeko openly stated that he plans to stay in the Italian Capital.
Granit Xhaka is inching closer to leaving Arsenal to join Roma as the gap between the offer and the request is now minimal. The Gunners have come down from their initial demands. There is significant momentum towards the completion of the deal. The Giallorossi are confident they will land also Rui Patricio from Wolverhampton, while Torino are playing hardball for Andrea Belotti, so they are eyeing Zenit's Sardar Azmoun.
Roma are looking to renovate their backbone and are trying to complete three transfers early in the window. They are pushing to sign Andrea Belotti, Rui Patricio and Granit Xhaka, however Torino, Wolverhampton and Arsenal have rejected their initial bids. They are hoping the players, who are all keen on joining them, will pressure their respective clubs to force their way out. Sardar Azmoun is an alternative for the front-line.