The Spanish youngster is high up the Bianconeri's wishlist, while two forward players could find themselves on the way out, claims Goal.
Indeed, sources close to the club insist that Bernardeschi, bought for €40 million (£35m/$43m) on a five-year deal in 2017, has not improved during his three years with the Old Lady and as such is seen as an expendable asset in their plans to bring in fresh talent.
Such an approach is why Costa was not loaned out to Bayern Munich in January – Juve only want money to put towards their squad reshuffle.
Costa himself could be regarded as a player in his prime at 29 years old, but the general feeling in Turin is that the Brazil international is injured too often and thus cannot be relied upon as a consistent performer over the course of a season. Given his age, now would be the time to cash in.
Should Juve get their wish and offload both players for a reasonable price, one name that the club feel ticks all the boxes is Ferran Torres, a versatile right-footed winger who is aged just 20.
With plenty of room to improve and a big potential resale value, Torres is highly rated by those at Juventus and his lofty €100m buyout clause would not represent a problem as the player's contract runs out in 2021 and he is known to harbour ambitions of playing at the highest level.
Torres has thus far turned down two contract extension offers with Valencia, but a potential obstacle in Juve's way is interest from Barcelona.
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