Man Utd defender among Juventus options to fix injury crisis | OneFootball

According to reports in Italy, Juventus are considering several candidates to strengthen their defence in the January transfer window, including Victor Lindelof and David Hancko.

Versatile Juventus defender Cabal suffered a suspected cruciate ligament injury while on international duty with Colombia, so the Bianconeri will be forced to sign at least one new defender in the January transfer window.

They are already without Gleison Bremer, who suffered the same injury in October.

Man Utd defender among Juventus options to fix injury crisis

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Gazzetta dello Sport insists that ex-Inter centre-back Milan Skriniar is among the Old Lady’s options, although the Slovakia international would only move to Turin on loan due to his high salary.

At the same time, his compatriot Hancko, under contract with Feyenoord, is seen as a possible replacement for Cabal as he can play as a centre-back or left-back.

Juventus have been monitoring Hancko for several months and could make an offer to sign the 26-year-old permanently in the January transfer window.

According to Tuttosport, another option comes from Manchester as United centre-back Lindelof has been offered to the Old Lady.

The experienced centre-back’s contract expires in June 2025, so he would be a cheap alternative for the Bianconeri, even if his age—he’ll turn 31 in July 2025—may not make him a suitable choice for the Juventus project.