The agent of Juventus midfielder Stefano Sturaro has revealed Everton want to sign his client but the Serie A giants won’t do business this month.
Sturaro has spent the last four years at Juventus but has been a fringe player throughout that time.
The 24-year-old has never started more than 12 league games in a single-campaign for Juventus but is well thought of by Max Allegri.
His agent, Carlo Volpi, has revealed that Everton and Valencia have expressed a strong interest in the Italy international but conceded they will have to look elsewhere for midfield reinforcement.
“In Italy, 80 per cent of clubs want him, some more insistently than others,” Volpi told IlBiancoNero.com.
“Abroad, Valencia and Everton are the sides that principally want him. Stefano’s situation is clear: Juve won’t let him go, because he’s a player the Bianconeri need.
“Naturally, we are please at interest from Italy and abroad with so many clubs calling us, but the directors are saying no to everybody.
“We know that anything can happen on the transfer market, but Juventus were clear with everybody. Massimiliano Allegri has always asked for Sturaro to stay in the squad.”
While Sturaro’s position at Juventus appears settled for the remainder of the season, he will surely be deemed surplus to requirements if the Old Lady secure a Bosman transfer of Liverpool midfielder Emre Can for the summer.
Sturaro has only started two Serie A matches this season and has been used as a makeshift right-back more times than he has featured in his natural central midfield position.
Since August 2015, Juventus have a far superior win ratio in Serie A without Sturaro in the starting XI (81.7%) compared to when he has featured from the off (64%).
