Juventus are stepping up their interest in Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho, .
The 21-year-old has exploded onto the biggest stage this season and has in turn caught the eye of quite a few top European clubs.
According to O Jogo, Italian giants Juventus were the first club to have made an official approach, which has seen them become favourites for the player s signature.
William Carvalho arrived at Estadio Jose Alvalade as a youngster back in 2005 and he first broke into the first team set-up during the 2010/2011 season.
After spending next two years on loan spells with Fatima and Cercle Brugge, the midfielder was finally given a real chance to shine this term and has immediately nailed down a regular starting berth.
Carvalho started …