Italian transfer guru Walter Sabatini feels Juventus will struggle to prise Sergej Milinkovic-Savic away from Lazio.

Juve are interested in the Serbia midfielder.

But Sabatini told Radio Bianconera: "I think it's very hard. (President Claudio) Lotito tends to protect his team, his players, and beyond all there is a real desire to protect the team. It won't be an easy operation, surely.

"Juve always comes to do what it wants to do but it will be a very difficult operation.

"Claudio Lotito decides everything, for me it is a truly difficult operation. We are talking about an exceptional player, normal but very difficult."