Paris Saint-Germain have made contact with the representatives of Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci as they face up to the likelihood of missing out on Matthijs de Ligt.
As reported by Goal , Ajax defender De Ligt moved closer to a €70 million (£63m/$80m) Juventus move this week , but with the clubs yet to reach agreement on a fee the Ligue 1 champions had retained lingering hopes of derailing the deal.
But now a contingency has been put in place with sporting director Leonardo beginning tentative talks with representatives of the Italy veteran about making him the club’s latest superstar signing.
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PSG will look to take advantage of the added competition at Juventus, should De Ligt’s signing go ahead as planned, by luring away a player that has made nearly 250 appearances for the Serie A champions.
Juve have already secured the signing of Turkish defender Merih Demiral from Sassuolo this summer, increasing the possibility that the club will allow stalwart Bonucci to seek a move.
And there has already been business completed between the two clubs during this window, with France international midfielder Adrien Rabiot set to join Juve on a five-year contract .
Veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has also made a return to the Italian champions from PSG, the 41-year-old signing a one-year deal at he club he left a year ago.
Thirty-two-year-old Bonucci made a celebrated return to Juventus from AC Milan only a year ago, 12 months after leaving the Allianz Stadium for Milan.
He made 29 appearances last term as Juve romped to an eighth successive Serie A title, adding to the six that he won during his first spell at the club.
Bonucci scored his seventh international goal as Italy beat Greece 3-0 in Euro 2020 qualifying earlier in June and is thought to still be a dependable performer in the centre of defence despite his years.
Juve have made no secret that De Ligt is their number-one transfer target for the summer, and are believed to be close to finalising terms with Ajax to seal the deal.
The 19-year-old starred as the new Dutch champions made a surprise run to the Champions League semi-final last season.
