The prospect of Bonucci leaving the Serie A champions intensified when a video surfaced on Twitter of an Italian TV show panellist claiming to have asked the defender's agent Alessandro Lucci whether he could actually be leaving Juventus.

Bonucci's availability has alerted Real president Florentino Perez, who is jumping into the race.

Chelsea and City will be disappointed to miss out on one of the best centre-backs in football. In principle, Juventus value the central defender at somehwere between €50 and €60 million.

Sky Sport Italia's Gianluca Di Marzio reports that the deal is done and Bonucci is practically a Milan player.

Still, following the Dani Alves debacle - when the Brazilian picked the Parc des Princes over the Etihad - City seem to be making some progress.

Was there a Juventus bust up at half-time?

With his agent talking to Milan, Bonucci isn't expressing a new feeling, but a tension with Coach Max Allegri, with whom the rapport never truly took off.

- The London Evening Standard claims Borussia Dortmund are yet to receive any offers for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and do not want to sell their star striker amid reported interest from Chelsea.

Bonucci had forged an almost impregnable defensive pairing with Giorgio Chiellini in the last couple of seasons and played a pivotal role in Juventus dominating the Serie A for the last 5 years.

"More problems have surfaced however, with Tottenham's bargaining position strengthened by Alves' decision in potential negotiations for Kyle Walker".