Bayern Munich chasing AS Roma defender Juan – Bundesliga news
According to reports in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858 International Juan from Italian Serie A side AS Roma in the upcoming summer transfer window.
The Munich-based side are desperate to strengthen their defensive unit, and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Juan-c19640 is being touted as good addition by the Bayern Munich management. Speculations suggest that the Brazilian might have played his last season with Roma and could leave the Italian
capital at the end of the ongoing season. German newspaper Bild suggests that Bayern Munich have been monitoring Juan for several months now and are considering a bid for the experienced centre-back.
Bayern Munich were initially linked with Manchester City defender, Jerome Boateng, the Citizens are reluctant in letting the youngster go, especially since he arrived in Manchester only last season. This has prompted Bayern Munich to look elsewhere in the
market.
It has been further reported that the Bavarians were looking to make a move for Juan in the January transfer window but the then coach, Louis van Gaal, decided against it. Jupp Heynckes, the current Bayer Leverkusen coach who will join Bayern Munich at the
end of the current campaign, is known to be a keen admirer of the 32-year-old Brazilian. It is believed that Heynckes might make a move for the player as soon as the transfer window opens in June.
Juan’s contract at the club runs until the summer of 2013 but his career at the Lupi is in doubts following the recent takeover of the club by Thomas DiBenedetto. La Maggica are expected to undergo an intense squad revamp process, and Juan might be deemed
surplus to requirements. It has been rumored that an offer in the region of 5 million Euros might be enough to land the South American. Juan joined http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 from Bayer Leverkusen in 2007 and has played 72 times for the Giallorossi ever since. He has also been
capped by the Selecao 79 teams and has scored seven goals for Brazil.
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