Sevilla midfielder N'Zonzi agrees to join Juventus in €40m deal

The former Stoke City midfielder has a release clause of €40 million, and the Spanish side would be open to being paid in instalments

midfielder Steven N'Zonzi has agreed a deal that could see him join this summer.

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N'Zonzi - who has previously been linked with - impressed under Jorge Sampaoli last season, scoring three goals in all competitions and creating three more.

The 28-year-old has a release clause of €40 million, and Goal understands Sevilla would be willing to take the payments in instalments.

As such, Juve are preparing a bid that would see them pay the amount over a period of two to three years.

Sevilla are also interested in replacing N'Zonzi with Mario Lemina, who Juventus themselves value at €20m.

Everton held talks with the Bianconeri on Wednesday regarding a potential move for the former Marseille man, but as yet it is not clear whether any deal was done.

If signed, N'Zonzi would face competition for a starting berth from Sami Khedira, Miralem Pjanic and Claudio Marchisio as Massimiliano Allegri looks to bolster his squad following their defeat to in the final of the .

The former Milan boss has confirmed he is interested in signing Bayern Munich winger Douglas Costa while moves for forward Patrik Schik and goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny are in the pipeline.