Juventus are not concerned about Stoke City's continuing interest in Axel Witsel.

Stoke, Juventus, Everton, Napoli and several other clubs were keen on signing Witsel from Zenit St. Petersburg during the summer transfer window, but no deal could be done and the Belgian stayed put.




But with a contract which expires at the end of the season, Witsel is expected to be on the move in the winter transfer window as Zenit look to realise at least some money from his departure.

Stoke have been linked with rekindling their interest in Witsel, but according to Italian broadcaster Sport Mediaset, the Bianconeri are not worried about competition from the Premier League side.
 


Indeed, Juventus already have an agreement in place with the midfielder and are confident they will be able to snap him up in January.

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Witsel has been keen to move to Serie A, where a potential reunion with former Zenit boss Luciano Spalletti at Roma was mooted.

But Juventus are in pole position and it appears increasingly likely Witsel will be pulling on a black and white shirt in the second half of the campaign.