Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has rubbished talks of Simone Zaza joining a Premier League side on loan saying the forward is better off staying with the Serie A champions.

Zaza has scored five goals in 11 appearances since arriving in Turin in the summer, but has been used sparingly by Allegri.

And the Italy international has been linked with a temporary move to the Premier League, with Arsenal, West Ham and Bournemouth all showing an interest.

Simone Zaza (left) has been linked with a loan move away from Juventus having struggles for a first team spot

But manager Massimilliano Allgeri wants the Italian forward to stay and fight for his place in the team

However, Allegri has denied that there are plans to ship the 24-year-old out on loan, and wants Zaza to remain at the Juventus Stadium for the rest of the season.

'I don't understand why he should go away, there should not be this storm about him,' he said.

'I speak to him every day, he is a player with great quality who has improved a lot and is important for us, so it's fair that he stays here. We have four top-quality players in attack and they should fight for their places.'

The Italian giants have been linked with Fulham's teenage striker Moussa Dembele if Zaza were to go out on loan, but Allegri has said there are very few players he believes would improve his squad.

'What I will say is that in a squad which is already competitive, we can only include players who will improve us,' Allegri said.

'Fortunately we have a very competitive squad, which only a select few players could improve.'