Imagining Juventus’ midfield with Chelsea’s Oscar in it

As they await the Coppa Italia final on May 21, Juventus have already begun thinking about next season, which means contemplating what the forthcoming transfer market may hold for the Italian champions.

They were boosted last week by the news that coach Massimiliano Allegri had signed a new two-year contract with the club, with the man himself already thinking ahead to the 2016/17 campaign.

Speaking to the club’s official website as the deal was announced, the Juve boss said that his role “is a great challenge and a big responsibility,” before going on to say that “it will be even more exciting when we start work on our future objectives this summer.”

OFFICIAL: @OfficialAllegri signs Juventus contract extension until 2018: https://t.co/Dvr49TD999 #Allegri2018 pic.twitter.com/EqkX70FRsb

— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) May 6, 2016

The main target appears to be a playmaker, with La Gazzetta dello Sport (h/t Football Italia) reporting last month that Allegri wants to switch to a 4-3-1-2 formation in order to succeed in Europe and that would mean signing such a player.

Italy’s pink sports paper mentioned Borussia Dortmund’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan as a potential target, while the former AC Milan boss discussed a number of candidates in an interview with La Repubblica (h/t beIN Sports) last year:

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