However, the youngster with Nigerian roots who was widely expected to sign last month has decided to put contract talks on hold until the end of the season and this has alerted Manchester City as they are now monitoring the situation with keen interest, according to the Daily Mail
Browsing: Juventus
The hosts made a quick start to the match and could have been two goals to the good inside six minutes after Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema had both put decent openings over the top of the crossbar
For a club the size of Juventus, it’s somewhat surprising that they have not reached the last four of European football’s premier club competition since they were defeated on penalties in the 2003 final by fellow Italian outfit, AC Milan
The two sides played out a goalless first leg at the Vicente Calderon last week, and the opening half an hour showed no signs of altering that scoreline as both sides became embroiled in a stop-start affair
Gareth Bale had a chance to open the scoring inside the first five minutes when he forced his way into the penalty area before firing towards the Atletico goal, but Jan Oblak was ready to deny the Welshman
This is the first time in 22 years that an English side has not featured at the quarter-final stage following the exits of Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City
Juventus takes a slim lead into the second leg next month
The group stage matches continue on Wednesday with eight matches in Groups E, F, G and H
This is coming just 18 hours after Antonio Conte’s decision to step down as manager
Andrea Pirlo opened the scoring in the eighth minute with Fernando Llorente and Claudio Marchisio also on target in a one-sided first half
The champions travel to Roma next week and close out the season at home to Cagliari
The Italian champions needed to avoid defeat at the Turk Telecom Arena on Tuesday night to book second place in Group B and progression to the knockout stages, while a Galatasaray victory would have seen Roberto Mancini’s men safely through to the last 16 alongside pool winners, Real Madrid
Nigerian-Italian defender, Angelo Ogbonna, has voiced out that he joined Juventus in order to realise his dream in the game, saying he never betrayed the trust his former employers, Torino, reposed in him
The 25-year-old, whose impressive club performances earned him a place in Cesare Prandelli’s European Championship squad last summer, has put pen to paper for a five-year contract, which keeps him with the Bianconeri until 2018
The defender looked all set to join The Old Lady last week, with reports claiming the deal was all-but done but it appears now that the two clubs have not agreed on a price yet
The 29-year-old will join the reigning Serie A champions in a deal thought to be worth around £12 million after add-ons
In the other quarter final game, Bayern Munich’s bid to reach a third UEFA Champions League final in four years remains on track after they earned a deserved 2-0 victory over Juventus in the first leg of their quarter-final clash on Tuesday
Elsewhere, Paris Saint-Germain edged towards the Champions League quarter-finals after a 2-1 victory against Valencia in the first leg of their round of 16 tie at the Mestalla on Tuesday, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s late dismissal took the shine off an otherwise excellent evening’s work
That Ronaldo will lead the assault against his former team, Manchester United, makes this fixture an interesting one
The three successful sides will join Porto, Paris St Germain, Schalke, Arsenal, Malaga, AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Valencia, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Manchester United in the draw for the Round of 16