Report: Mehdi Benatia on verge of Juventus move

Udinese defender Mehdi Benatia is reportedly close to agreeing a January move to Juventus.

The 25-year-old has also been linked with interest from Chelsea and Barcelona in recent weeks.

However, according to talkSPORT, Benatia has held talks with Juventus officials, who are said to be willing to meet Udinese's asking price of £15m.

Benatia has been capped 20 times by Morocco at senior international level.