The agent of Sassuolo striker Simone Zaza admits a move to Juventus is close.

Zaza has been expected to move to Juve for much of the season.

"Conversations between the clubs have already taken place and there is no negotiation to have - we're just talking about continuing on the same road and I believe that Simone is 80-90 per cent likely to play for Juventus next season," agent Christian Maifredi told Gianluca Di Marzio.

"It will take a little time to clear everything up. At the end of the season Juventus and Sassuolo will meet to discuss the situation of Zaza and Berardi.

"Let's see if we will proceed on the path already mapped out last January, when Simone was really close to moving to Turin. At that point Sassuolo's relegation trouble and the veto of [Eusebio] Di Francesco blocked a transfer."