1 Thomas Vermaelen

Former Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen is being tracked by Juventus ahead of a proposed summer move.

The Barcelona defender has barely featured since he joined from the Gunners in 2014, having made only 11 La Liga appearances.

The Belgian’s first season at the Nou Camp was scuppered by a long-term thigh strain and he has struggled to dislodge centre-back pairing Javier Mascherano and Gerard Pique this term.

And now, according to Tuttosport, Juventus are set to make contact with Barca over a summer move if they fail to land their No.1 target Mehdi Benatia from Bayern Munich.

Vermaelen made 150 appearances in five season at Arsenal and was made club captain for his final two years following the departure of Robin van Persie to Manchester United.