Juve up against their potential future forward?

Juventus have scored 19 goals in the 11 Serie A rounds and six more in three Champions League games, and have one of the best centre-forwards in Europe, Dusan Vlahovic, but it's not enough. The Bianconeri need more firepower, they could find within the ranks of their tonight's rival, Lille (23.00).

Jonathan David has already caught the eye of numerous European sides, given that he finished the previous two seasons with 26 goals next to his name and has already netted 12 times in 19 appearances in the current campaign. However, the fact that his contract with the Ligue 1 side expires next June heats up the situation around his departure.

Juve are interested, and will have an opportunity to inspect the Canadian closely, when their defenders find themselves face to face with the ruthless scorer. Nevertheless, the Old Lady is not the only team keen on signing the 24-year-old given that Inter Milan and Barcelona are also monitoring him.

Considering that David's deal expires in less than eight months, Lille have no time to waste. They can either extend the deal or try to sell the forward in January - anything else would mean him leaving as a free agent and Les Dogues' loss of at least €45 million, which is David's estimated price.

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According to Lille President Olivier Letang, the club has started talks with the Canadian regarding the eventual extension.

"We are talking to Jona. He has an offer in his hands and has said that LOSC is his club, but our discussions must remain private. He is in a positive moment, but he's putting in positive performances because he has a team behind him, a group of players that allow him to score goals," Letang said, speaking to Tuttosport.

Still, regardless of the outcome of Lille and David's negotiations, his departure next year seems inevitable, given that he has outgrown his current club and needs bigger challenges. Either way, we'll probably be up for another transfer saga once the next transfer window opens.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - ROUND 4

Tuesday

20:45: (1.77) PSV (3.80) Girona (4.50)

20:45: (4.00) Slovan B. (3.60) Dinamo Zagreb (2.00)

23:00: (2.80) Bologna (3.40) Monaco (2.65)

23:00: (2.75) Celtic (3.45) RB Leipzig (2.50)

23:00: (1.20) Dortmund (7.25) Sturm (12.0)

23:00: (3.10) Lille (3.30) Juventus (2.50)

23:00: (1.80) Liverpool (4.10) Leverkusen (4.40)

23:00: (1.48) Real Madrid (5.00) Milan (6.70)

23:00: (4.00) Sporting (3.60) Man.City (2.00)

Wednesday

20:45: (3.50) Club Brugge (3.45) Aston Villa (2.10)

20:45: (2.05) Shakhtar (3.45) Young Boys (3.60)

23:00: (1.35) Bayern (5.80) Benfica (9.00)

23:00: (18.0) Crvena Zvezda (7.20) Barcelona (1.20)

23:00: (1.60) Feyenoord (4.00) Salzburg (5.70)

23:00: (2.65) Inter (3.35) Arsenal (2.85)

23:00: (1.73) PSG (3.75) Atl.Madrid (4.80)

23:00: (2.45) Sparta Praha (3.35) Brest (2.90)

23:00: (2.45) Stuttgart (3.75) Atalanta (2.85)

***odds are subject to change***