Juventus Chasing Ghana Midfielder Andre Ayew

Italian giants Juventus are looking to lure Olympique Marseille duo Andre Ayew and Didier Deschamps. According to rumors in the Italian city of Turin, officials of the beleaguered Serie A side, are looking to raid reigning French Ligue 1 champions.

As things stand, La Vecchia Signora occupies 7th place in the league and it seems that the club won’t be featuring in any European competition the next season.

The club directors, therefore, have now started implementing a plan to avoid another disastrous campaign the next season.

Under Luigi Del Neri, Juventus made a great start to the Serie A but since the turn of the New Year, the Turin based club has lagged behind the top 4 places. Qualifying for UEFA Champions League is an unlikely possibility and even Europa League for next season seems an uphill task for Italy’s most successful club.

With one eye at the future, the directors have now identified Marseille manager Didier Deschamps as the primary candidate for the managerial job at Juventus.

It is clear that Luigi Del Neri will be shown the exit door by the end of the current campaign and the board sees Didier Deschamps as a perfect replacement for the Italian. Deschamps won the World Cup with France in 1998 and played for Juventus from 1994 to 1999.

He also managed the Turin giants from 2006 to 2007 and guided the club back to Serie A after the club was condemned to Serie B following the 2006 Calciopoli scandal.

Moreover, Juventus are also looking to lure in Ghana International and Marseille midfielder, Andre Ayew. The 20-year-old Ghanaian has been in great from for the Rhone club and is attracting interest from many European clubs.

In order to lure Didier Deschamps to the club, the directors believe that making a bid for the Ghana star would be very important as the youngster has flourished under the former France International. Although club president Jean-Claude Dassier believes that the duo won’t leave at the end of the season, it might just happen if Juventus manage to table a sizeable offer for the duo.