Manchester United are the latest English club linked with Franck Kessie of Atalanta.
According to a report in The Independent the players agent, George Atangana, has had contact from Old Trafford.
Spurs, Chelsea and Arsenal have all made checks on the Atalanta midfielder who has been likened to Yaya Toure.
The interest of the English sides has killed off any chance of Juventus making an offer with the current Italian champions refusing to go over £20m for a player in his first season playing in Serie A.
Next week Kessie will be joining up with the Ivory Coast squad for the African Cup of Nations but that won’t dampen speculation of a move.
Atalanta are hoping to hold on to Kessie as they chase a European place but will find it difficult to turn down a bid in the region of £30m even though the player is under contract until June 2021.