Andrea Pirlo published he hopes to ticket a striker forward of the transfer window closes if the fair opportunity arises after Juventus beat Bologna 2-0 in Serie A on Sunday.

Roma frontman Edin Dzeko and Sassuolo’s Gianluca Scamacca – who is on mortgage at Genoa – were linked with a transfer to Juve forward of the February 1 closing date.

Dzeko modified into as soon as disregarded of Roma’s squad for his or her 4-3 take over Spezia on Saturday, leading to further hypothesis he would possibly presumably well also very successfully be on his manner out of the membership.

Scamacca, Olivier Giroud, Fernando Llorente and Graziano Pelle web also been mentioned as capability signings for the Bianconeri.

Pirlo acknowledged he would adore so that you just would possibly add more firepower to his squad after targets from Arthur and Weston McKennie moved the champions into fourth space in Serie A, seven parts in the abet of leaders Milan with a game in hand.

“We’re watching what happens, there is no longer worthy round,” Juve head coach Pirlo told Sky Sport Italia when asked about the opportunity of going into the market.

“We assemble no longer web the duty , this would possibly occasionally be a final-minute ingredient and if there would possibly be a possibility to shield it we can be gratified.”

Arthur scored his first Juve aim in fortuitous vogue with a prolonged-differ strike that took a mountainous deflection in the first half and McKennie sealed all three parts with a header 19 minutes from time.

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