Reports from France claim Juventus have contacted former Barcelona coach Xavi, although they don’t seem intent on sacking current manager Thiago Motta in the short term despite his side’s struggles in Serie A.

Juventus have made contact with Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez, thus raising concerns about Thiago Motta's future at the club.

Former Juventus star Massimo Mauro has seen enough to draw his own conclusion about Thiago Motta and his capability for the job.

Thiago Motta currently has the third-lowest win percentage of any permanent manager in Juventus’s history following the club’s 2-1 loss to Antonio Conte’s Napoli at the weekend.Juventus saw

Thiago Motta blamed fatigue and a packed fixture list for the fact Juventus fumbled another lead for the defeat to Napoli. ‘We do not have the luxury’ of one game per week. The Bianconeri had gone into the half-time break with a 1-0 lead thanks to debutant Kolo Muani,

Thiago Motta explains why he starts Randal Kolo Muani on his debut and drops Dusan Vlahovic as Juventus visit Napoli. ‘He is a player we had been looking for, Vlahovic reacted very well.’

It seemed the Bianconeri had turned the corner at the weekend, running out 2-0 winners against AC Milan, but they can't score enough goals.

Danilo left Juventus on Monday after both the Brazil defender and the Serie A club announced that his contract had been terminated with mutual consent.

Juventus manager Thiago Motta was critical of his forwards as his side had to settle for a 0-0 draw at Club Brugge in the Champions League on Tuesday.

With plenty of players now returning from injury for them, Motta believes that now is the time for the forwards within the team to step up their performance level

Juventus have only been beaten once so far this season in the league but the club’s hierarchy will expect a title challenge next year. Xavi has been without a club since leaving

Juventus captain Danilo has left the Serie A club following a mutual termination of the 33-year-old's contract.