Juventus are keen to take Martin Skrtel from Liverpool Football Club.

The Slovakian international has impressed at Anfield since his £6.5million move from Zenit St Petersburg in 2008, but he has fallen down the pecking order a tad this season.

Greek arrival Sotiris Kyrgiakos and Daniel Agger appear to be Rafael Benitez’s first choice pairing at the back, and the News of the World claim Juve are ready to swoop for Skrtel, 25.

The Bianconeri are expected to lose Giorgio Chiellini in the summer and Fabio Cannavaro is approaching the end of the his career, so an £8million bid could be heading to Merseyside.

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