Juventus encouraged in pursuit of Valencia winger David Silva

Juventus are encouraged by Valencia's admission they're willing to sell David Silva.

Turin sources say Juve see the Spain international midfielder as a likely successor for veteran Pavel Nedved, who is expected to hang up his boots at the end of this season.

Silva attracted a bid from Manchester United in August, but Juve are expected to have a clear run at the winger after the European champions' capture of Partizan Belgrade's Zoran Tosic last week.