Bendtner not Juve´s first choice

Giuseppe Marotta has admitted that Nicklas Bendtner is not the high-profile signing that Juventus have been seeking.

The Turin giants sporting director said they were forced to look for alternatives because of the nature of the market.

The Serie A champions had initially set their sights on Edinson Cavani, before turning their attention to Stevan Jovetic and then Fernando Llorente.

However, Juve failed to agree terms with their clubs, prompting them to move for Bendtner instead.

“Bendtner is not the high-profile striker we were hoping to sign, but it’s a chance we had to take in a difficult market like this,” Marotta stated to La Gazzetta dello Sport.

The 24-year-old Denmark international was expected to undergo his medical at Juventus on Friday, before inking a one-year loan deal with the Italian giants.