Newcastle United have serious competition if they are to revive their interest in Benfica star Alejandro Grimaldo.
The Magpies felt the full force of Grimaldo in pre-season when he unleashed a free-kick past Nick Pope in a 3-2 friendly win last July. Since then the left-back has rejected a new contract offer from Benfica and looks set to run his current deal down in Lisbon.
This has alerted the likes of Juventus, Napoli and AC Milan who are all keen on taking the defender for next season on a Bosman deal. Reports in Italy this week have also suggested that Juve had been in Lisbon this week to talk with Grimaldo's representatives and discuss a lucrative three-year offer
