Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is ready to try again for Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci.

City have been left short at centre-back this season following the departure of Vincent Kompany and the long-term injury suffered by Aymeric Laporte last August.

And 32-year-old Bonucci could be the solution to solving what has become a problem position for Guardiola, who has seemingly lost faith in Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones.

Guardiola has long been an admirer of Bonucci, and said back in 2017: "He's an exceptional player in terms of character, personality - in terms of everything."

Calciomercato.com says, however, Juventus are determined not to let the talismanic defender go.