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Juventus stepping up bid for Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Arturo Vidal

Juventus are closing in on a deal for Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Arturo Vidal.

Negotiations are set to accelerate after Vidal's Chile were knocked out of the Copa America.

Juve have held talks with the midfielder's agent and now just need to agree terms with Leverkusen.

Although they face some competition form Bayern Munich for the player, it's understood that Bayer would rather sell him to a foreign club.

The Bundesliga outfit value the 24-year-old at around €15m, but the Old Lady are hoping to net him for closer to €10m.

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