Enzo Maresca is attracting interest from a former club, with an Italian giant hoping to tempt the Chelsea manager back to his homeland.
The 45-year-old boss took over at Chelsea in July last year, making the move to Stamford Bridge from Leicester City after guiding the Foxes into the Premier League.
His first season in charge was deemed a success, finishing fourth in the Premier League to book a return to the Champions League.
The Blues also won the UEFA Conference League and then the revamped FIFA Club World Cup over the summer, beating PSG in the final.
It has not been a spectacular start to this season, with Chelsea seventh in the early Premier League table, but a victory over champions Liverpool last time out showed they are still competing with the best.
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Maresca’s work at Chelsea has caught the eye in Serie A, with Juventus reportedly a fan of his coaching style, ethos and personality.
After making his professional career at West Brom, Maresca moved to play for Juve in 2000 and won Serie A with the Old Lady in 2002.
The midfielder spent loan spells with Bologna and Piacenza before leaving for Fiorentina in 2004, but his coaching career has won him support at his old club.
Matteo Moretto reports on Fabrizio Romano in Italiano that Juve are ‘closely monitoring’ Maresca’s progress at Chelsea and ‘appreciate his qualities as a coach.’
There has been no move to tempt the manager away from Stamford Bridge and he is reportedly a long-term target for beyond this season.
It seems unlikely that Juventus would be able to poach Maresca from Chelsea if things were going well for him in west London, but given how regularly managers leave Stamford Bridge, they may look to pounce whenever he does move on.
Maresca will not be on the touchline when Chelsea return to Premier League action after the international break at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
He has been hit with a one-match ban after being sent off against Liverpool due to how he celebrated his team’s late winner.
He has also been fined £8,000 for the misconduct charge for ‘acting in an improper manner and/or using abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour during the fixture.’
Another former Juventus player, Igor Tudor, is currently in charge of the club, having taken over in March this year.
The Turin side currently sit fifth in Serie A, with an unbeaten start to the league season, but only winning three of their six games, they finished fourth in the last campaign, 12 points behind champions Napoli.
After a goalless draw with AC Milan last time out, Tudor said: ‘It was the kind of match we expected – difficult, against a strong team.
‘We wanted to win, both sides had chances, and in the end, a draw is fair.’