Juventus want Manchester City's Manuel Pellegrini to replace Max Allegri.

The Daily Express is reporting that the reigning Italian champions will go after the Chilean if they lose current boss Allegri to Chelsea.

The Blues have the 48-year-old on their shortlist of managers to step into the role currently been taken care of by Guus Hiddink.

To offset the potential loss of Allegri, Juventus are casting the net out and it is believed that Pellegrini is a key candidate as he gets set to depart City.

Pellegrini, 62, will leave the Etihad Stadium this summer when Bayern Munich's Pep Guardiola replaces him and has himself been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge.

But it appears as though Chelsea are keen on Allegri, who has recently started learning English, and lure him to West London at the end of the season with Pellegrini quite possibly making the move to Italy to take over in Turin.