Juventus are confident they have won the race to sign striker Keita Balde Diao from Lazio.

Keita’s contract expires at the end of the season and he has resisted offers to sign a new deal at the Rome club.

Italian champions Juve have faced competition from Milan for the 22-year-old who joined Lazio from Barcelona in 2011.

Lazio striker Keita Balde Diao looks set to complete a move to Juventus in the summer

Manchester United and Chelsea have also been following his progress.

Keita was born in Spain to Senegalese parents and has chosen to represent Senegal at international level.

He made his Lazio debut at the age of 18 and has flourished this season, scoring 13 goals in 28 league games.

The Senegal international is out of contract and has also been linked with AC Milan

Last month, Keita scored three goals in five minutes against Palermo – Serie A’ s fastest hat-trick in 42 years.

He followed it with two goals in the derby against Roma.

Lazio are fourth in Serie A, 17 points behind leaders Juventus and seven adrift of third-placed Napoli with four games remaining in the race for a Champions League place.