Spurs transfer news: Juventus turn their attention to Sampdoria’s Joachim Andersen

Corriere dello Sport (h/t Calciomercato) reports that Italian champions Juventus have turned their attention to Joachim Andersen.

The 23-year-old centre-back was linked with Tottenham, and also attracted the interest of Arsenal and AC Milan (h/t Calciomercato).

The Danish defender impressed for Samp over the past two years and the report claims that Juventus want the 23-year-old to improve their defence. The Italian giants have already signed Merih Demiral, who is an impressive Turkish defender.

The report adds that Tottenham have held several meetings regarding Andersen, however, Juve have stolen a march on their rivals and see the Dane as their next summer signing.

The 23-year-old recently spoke about his future and claimed he was open to leaving Sampdoria and thanked the fans too.

Battling Juventus will be difficult

Andersen would be an excellent signing to work under Mauricio Pochettino, however, going head to head with Juventus over a summer deal for the Dane would be difficult.

The Serie A champions are an attractive proposition and should be set for more titles in the coming season.

However, we have one of the best managers in the world and Pochettino has a history of working well with young talents.

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Juventus are in a bit of a rebuilding phase as they replaced long-time manager Max Allegri with former Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri.