Juventus and Manchester United had plenty of contact over the summer, with Romelu Lukaku, Paul Pogba, Paulo Dybala and Mario Mandzukic all being the subject of enquiries between the two sides.
In the end, Lukaku joined Inter Milan after United pulled out of the race for Dybala, while Pogba and Mandzukic remain at their clubs.
The potential swap deal for Lukaku and Dybala had legs, but in the end no business was done with Juventus. However, sporting director Fabio Paratici has now revealed that United enquired about another player on Juve's books - defender Merih Demiral.
The Turkish international, 21, only joined from Sassuolo this summer for €18m, but it seems United made an enquiry as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looked for central defensive reinforcements.
In the end, Harry Maguire joined for a world record £80m fee for a defender, but Paratici told Gazzetta dello Sport how United and AC Milan enquired about Demiral's availability.
Paratici said: “He is our player who has had the most deals on the market, don’t imagine how many. The Turk was requested by Milan but was also approached by Manchester United."
The report says Juve were demanding €40m for the defender, which would have doubled their investment as soon as he arrived.
However, with Matthijs de Ligt also joining from Ajax, there may be limited first team opportunities for Demiral in the coming season.
