Juventus will reportedly announce the arrival of £6m signing Christian Poulsen over the weekend.
According to several newspaper sources in both Italy and Spain, negotiations with Sevilla were concluded late last night.
The 28-year-old Dane is expected to put pen to paper over the next few hours on a four-year contract worth £2.5m per season.
Poulsen is notorious in Italy for the coming together with Francesco Totti during a 0-0 draw in Euro 2004.
Totti claimed he had been repeatedly provoked when he was caught on camera spitting at the midfielder.
The Danish international’s arrival bolsters the collection of pugnacious defensive midfielders at Juventus, joining the likes of Cristiano Zanetti and Momo Sissoko.
A creative figure is still required, so talks for Xabi Alonso could well be revived despite his £15m price-tag.
The Liverpool star had seemed on the verge of a switch for most of the summer, but veering towards Poulsen scuppered those negotiations.
It is now reported that the Bianconeri are happy to splash out on both Poulsen and Xabi Alonso for their Champions League campaign.
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