Argentina’s Ezequiel Lavezzi would prefer to move to Juventus over Liverpool (Picture: AP)

Liverpool target Ezequiel Lavezzi is reportedly ready to snub a move to Anfield to sign for Italian champions Juventus this summer.

Brendan Rodgers was believed to be weighing up an £18m bid for the Argentina international after Liverpool’s £8m deal for QPR striker Loic Remy collapsed last week.

Reports in the British press claimed that the Merseyside club were considering Lavezzi as an attractive alternative to Remy with his current side, Paris Saint-Germain, needing to offload players before being able to finalise a big-money move for Real Madrid’s Angel Di Maria.

However, according to The Daily Star, Lavezzi would prefer to move to Juventus over Liverpool if he is forced to leave PSG this summer.




The 29-year-old joined the Ligue 1 outfit for £24m from Napoli in 2012 and scored nine league goals in 32 appearances for the club last season.

Despite having been an important player for PSG, the club will need to raise funds through the sale of some of their stars – like Lavezzi – before pushing ahead with any further transfers to avoid breaking the Financial Fair Play sanctions that were imposed on them by UEFA earlier this year.

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