Transfer Talk : Juve's French Connection

Juventus' scouts will travel to Marseille's Stade Velodrome to pass judgement on several potential signings on Thursday evening.

Marseille play Zenit St Petersburg in their UEFA Cup quarter-final and according to the club's website Bianconeri officials will be in the stands.

It is claimed that they are visiting to assess the talents of L'OM duo Samir Nasri, an attack-minded midfielder, and explosive Nigerian left-back Taye Taiwo.

The Corriere dello Sport today revealed that Taiwo has told the Old Lady he would relish the prospect of playing for them and hopes a deal can be sorted.

Nasri is interesting a lot of clubs, including Inter and Milan, but Juve have identified him as one of their top priorities for the summer transfer market.

The Turin club are also thought to be interested in Werder Bremen's Diego and Hamburg's Rafael Van der Vaart as they search for a fantasista for next season.

The Bianconeri are also keen to add another defensive midfield. After the relative failure of Tiago Mendes, Claudio Ranieri is eyeing Zenit's Anatoliy Tymoshchuk.

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