Newly crowned German champions Bayer Leverkusen are interested in the possibility of signing Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori in the summer.

Calafiori has been hugely impressive in Bologna’s march towards the top four this season and he has beenl linked with both Juventus and Tottenham. Daniele Longo has reported that there is more interest in the Italian and Bayer Leverkusen are also club that are concretely interested in the ex-Roma man.

Calafiori is said to be flattered by interest from the German champions but as of now, he wants to give his absolute priority to Juve this summer. A key reason for that is Thiago Motta, who is very likely to end up at Juve in the summer and Calafiori wants to follow him to the Old Lady.

Meanwhile, Juve are considering using players in their potential move for the defender. Bologna are said to have a liking for Tommaso Barbieri and another part of the deal could be Tiago Djalo, who joined in January. After having made contact with Bologna for the player, Juve have learned that they need a fee of €25 million to sign Calafiori.

Kaustubh Pandey | GIFN