Juventus are keen to bring Kevin Danso to Turin this month and have entered discussions with Lens about a potential transfer.

Juventus are reportedly close to reaching an agreement with Santos for the transfer of Arthur Melo this month, after the Brazilian midfielder spent six months on the sidelines.

Juventus director Cristiano Giuntoli stated they were set on Wednesday, but the standpoint didn’t last long, as the Bianconeri were forced to dive back into the transfer market since they lost

Juventus, who finished in 20th position with 12 points, will face PSV - an opponent already encountered in the League Phase which the Bianconeri won 3-1 at the Allianz Stadium on 17 September. Juventus will play the first encounter at home on 12/13 February, with the second leg set for 18/19 February (to be confirmed in due course).

Elsewhere among the eight ties, Celtic meet Bayern Munich and there is an all-French contest between minnows Brest and serial domestic champions Paris Saint-Germain. The first legs of the play-off matches will take place on February 11 and 12, with the returns a week later.

After Juventus were beaten at home by Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday their manager Thiago Motta said the Portuguese side were deserved winners and took the blame for the defeat.

While Juve revolutionised their midfield in the summer transfer window, the rebuild has yet to yield the desired results. New arrivals like Teun Koopmeiners and Douglas Luiz have failed to hit the ground running. Despite shining at their previous clubs, both midfielders have struggled to adapt to the demands of playing in Turin.

The upcoming game between Juventus and Empoli FC will be a matchup featuring two offensive stars. Both teams’ leading scorers (Dusan Vlahovic and Sebastiano Esposito. respectively) are

Benfica secured their place in the Champions League playoffs with a 2-0 win away to Juventus, who were already assured of their playoff spot coming into the final game of the league phase on Wednesday.

Thiago Motta's Juventus are still in the race to end up in the top eight of the UEFA Champions League's standings, but will need to win against Benfica and also hope for some results on the different matches around Europe.

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Brazil defender Danilo left Juventus by mutual agreement on Monday ahead of an expected move home to join Flamengo. Juventus confirmed the agreement to terminate Danilo’s contract after the 33-year-old center back posted a video on his Instagram account to say his 5 ½-year stint with the club was ending.

With the first phase of the new Champions League concluded - no longer divided into groups and with six matches to face, but with eight matches on the calendar to delineate a single grid - we now