Juve wanted to put De Jong in Pjanic deal

For a while, Barcelona and Juventus have been speaking about the possible arrival of Miralem Pjanic to Barcelona, and Arthur Melo signing for Juventus.

The Turin side recognised the negotiations between the clubs a few days ago and 'Sport' explained on Wednesday that Juve tried to include Frenkie de Jong in the deal.

The Italians took an outright refusal from Barcelona, who also asked about an old desire, Matthijs de Ligt.

The Italian team's refusal was as emphatic as Barca's. Both teams consider the former Ajax players untouchable and prefer to agree a smaller exchange with non-essential players.