Juventus is thinking of Paris Saint-Germain’s Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, or, failing that, Real Madrid’s Argentinian forward Gonzalo Higuaín, as a possible reinforcement for its forward line, according to Saturday’s edition of the Italian sports daily, ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’.

The paper reports that Juventus’s priority is Ibrahimovitch, wanted by those in charge of the club to play alongside Fernando Llorente in the team’s forward line. The Spanish international signed a four-year contract to this end last January, and it will come into force in July.

'La Gazzetta dello Sport' also states that in spite of the fact that negotiations over Ibrahimovitch have not yet begun, the player has indicated that the idea of playing in Italy again is appealing. He already played two seasons at Juventus, the club which tomorrow could become champions of the Italian league for the second year in a row.

Ibrahimovitch’s present contract with PSG runs until 2015 - €12 million annually, plus bonuses. However, according to the ‘Gazzetta’, he would be prepared to drop his price to €9 million if Juventus were to offer him a longer contract. The problem, according to the paper, is that Juventus is prepared to offer him only €7 million and a contract for four years, even though no contact has yet been made with the French club, which is concerned at present with the possible departure of manager Carlo Ancelotti for Real Madrid.