straight to your inboxItalian giants Juventus have reportedly joined the race for Bayern Munich defender David Alaba, striking a blow to Manchester City's chances of signing him.City strengthened their defence significantly in the summer with the signings of Nathan Ake and Ruben Dias but were unable to get a new left-back in before the deadline.The continued poor performances of Benjamin Mendy so far this season, along with Aleks Zinchenko's fitness problems, meant the Blues considered reinforcing the position.Ajax's Argentine Nicolas Tagliafico was looked at but any move would have depended on Zinchenko leaving the Etihad, which didn't come to pass.Although City, unless the circumstances align perfectly, don't tend to do business in.
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