"Inter" defender A. Ranocchia will move to "Juventus" in the summer? © EuroFootball.com

Andrea Ranocchia, who is currently sitting on the bench of the capital team, will sign a contract with Turin's "Juventus" next summer, as announced by the news agency "Sky Sport Italia".

The defender, who has a contract valid until 2015, refused "Inter's" offer to sign a new contract and ended up on the bench by the decision of the club and the coach.

This year, in 7 official matches for the Milan team, A. Ranocchia played only 82 minutes and has not appeared on the field since January 6.

Last winter transfer window, "Inter" included the 25-year-old Italian in the list of players for sale, which was of interest to the clubs "Borussia Dortmund" and "Fiorentina", but none of them made an offer that would satisfy the club, which paid 19 million euros for the defender three years ago.

As the transfer window is coming to a close, the Milan club reached an agreement with Istanbul's "Galatasaray" for a half-year loan deal, but the deal was blocked by the player himself.

According to unofficial data, "Inter" hoped to receive an offer of at least 12 million euros for the defender, but in the end, nothing came of it.

It is no secret that A. Ranocchia has been wanted in his team by "Juventus" coach Antonio Conte for several years, as they worked together at "Arezzo" and "Bari" clubs.