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'What are we waiting for?' - Barzagli told Juventus to sign Mbappe in 2017

The former Bianconeri defender has revealed that he urged the Serie A giants to snap up a talented French forward after facing him in Europe

Andrea Barzagli has revealed that he urged Juventus to make a move for Kylian Mbappe after facing him in 2017, but even at that stage, the French forward was attracting plenty of interest.

The Bianconeri took on a star-studded Monaco side in the semi-finals of the Champions League when an exciting teenage forward was bursting onto the scene.

Veteran defender Barzagli saw enough in that contest to suggest that Juve should be in the mix for the hottest of prospects, but Paris Saint-Germain would win that race a matter of months later.