Juventus Intensify Pursuit Of Ogbonna

Published: March 21, 2013

Giovanni Branchini, who manages Italian - Nigerian defender Angelo Ogbonna, had dinner with the Juventus hierarchy on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of his client linking up with the Turin outfit in the summer transfer market, Tuttosport.com writes on its website.

It is almost a foregone conclusion that Ogbonna will be departing Torino in the next few months when the transfer market re - opens, with many European heavyweights reportedly after his signature.

To meet Ogbonna's valuation thought to be in the region of 20 million euros, Juventus director general Giuseppe Marotta will include some fringe players including Ghana striker Richmond Boakye as makeweight in the deal to bring the player to the club.

24 - year - old Angelo Ogbonna is under contract with Torino till the summer of 2016.