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Juventus close in on West Ham and Tottenham target: French club need to sell
JUVENTUS will reportedly make a £23million opening bid for Tottenham and West Ham target Michy Batshuayi.
Tuttosport claim Juventus want to sign Michy Batshuayi
The Turin club are keen to get a deal done after agreeing to sell Alvaro Morata back to Real Madrid.
Juve will get £23m from the Morata transfer and hope to recycle the amount with an immediate bid for Marseille's Batshuayi.
But Italian newspaper Tuttosport claim the Ligue 1 club are holding out for a bigger fee.
Pochettino is preparing his squad for Champions League football next season and has also shown interest in AZ's Vincent Janssen and Antonio Sanabria of Roma.
The Hammers, meanwhile, are said to have been given the green light to bid for Batshuayi by Marseille's president Vincent Labrune.
French outlet Buzzsport claim Labrune would prefer to do business with the Hammers.
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And Tuttosport's additional claim that Marseille need to sell could only fuel interest from Juve's rival suitors.
The French club are said to have a good relationship with Juve and that Labrune's door is open to negotiations over a deal.
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