Juventus are ready swap forward Chiesa for Barcelona midfielder Kessie

Juventus are still very interested in Frank Kessié. The Italian club plans to meet with Barcelona in the next few hours, coinciding with the friendly match between the two teams in the United States, and they will discuss various ways of securing his signature.

According to 'calciomercato', the Italian club would prefer a loan move, but they are open to a part exchange and could put on the table Federico Chiesa, a player who has a tense relationship with coach Massimiliano Allegri and who is very much liked at Barça.

Juve's idea is not to invest a single euro in Kessié and to come up with alternatives that could be beneficial for both clubs. A few years ago, Barça and Juve already agreed on the Arthur-Pjanic inter-combination and now this option could be reissued, although it seems difficult to do so with transfers as the valuation of the players is different.

The option of Chiesa does fit in with Barça, although there are certain doubts about his physical condition. The Italian forward recovered last January from a serious knee injury and still lacks some rhythm.

Barça will listen to Juve, as Kessié is on the transfer list. They have always made it clear that the priority objective is to bring in a transfer fee, but so far no good offers have come in, so they will negotiate with Juventus. A transfer is out of the question, but not an exchange if it is favourable.

The name of Chiesa has been on the table at the Catalan club for months. There is a good relationship with the player's entourage and they know that he can leave Juventus for a good price. There is no doubt that he is an extremely talented player and plays in the exact position that Xavi wants to strengthen, the left of the attack.