Since the departure of Dani Alves to Paris Saint-Germain in the summer, Juve have struggled to be effective in the right-back berth and it is an area that they wish to strengthen when possible after Mattia De Sciglio and Benedikt Howedes have both failed to impose themselves.

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Lichtsteiner, on the other hand, has played 12 times for the Serie A outfit but is still seen as surplus to requirements. He does not wish to leave in January, in the style that Patrice Evra did to Marseille last year. 

The 33-year-old has been with Juventus seven years, but is now in his final months with the club, who have experimented with Stefano Sturaro and Juan Cuadrado in the full-back role in recent times.

The former Lille and Lazio man has won six Scudetti with Juve, plus three Coppa Italia.