Juventus are keeping tabs on Chelsea's Ramires and Borussia Dortmund's Ilkay Gundogan, according to reports in Italy.
Rumours have suggested that the Serie A champions have already made contact with Chelsea over a potential deal for Ramires, but Italian outlet TuttoJuve now claims that the Torino side are only considering a move for the Brazil international if a deal cannot be reached with Schalke 04 for Julian Draxler.
Dortmund's box-to-box central midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is also said to be on the shortlist of Juve CEO Beppe Marotta and sporting director Fabio Guild should they fail to land the 21-year-old Germany international.
While it has been claimed that Juve manager Massimiliano Allegri is mainly targeting a new playmaker following the departure of Andrea Pirlo, the report suggests that the profiles and personalities of Ramires and Gundogan would act as suitable back-up.
Miles Jolliffe
