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Arsenal target Jakub Jankto drops a huge hint he would join Juventus over the Gunners and AC Milan

Udinese youngster posted an admiring picture of Paulo Dybala on social media after firing his club to victory over the weekend

ARSENAL target Jakub Jankto has dropped a huge hint that he would rather join Juventus, after expressing his admiration for Paulo Dybala.

The Udinese youngster has broken into the first team and has attracted interest from the Serie A winners, the Gunners and moneybags AC Milan.

 Jakob Jankto celebrates scoring Udinese's winner over Genoa
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Jakob Jankto celebrates scoring Udinese's winner over GenoaCredit: Getty Images
 Jakob Jankto shares an embrace with Udinese team-mate and former West Ham midfielder Valon Behrami
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Jakob Jankto shares an embrace with Udinese team-mate and former West Ham midfielder Valon BehramiCredit: AP:Associated Press


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The Czech Republic might have one of their worst teams in living memory, but the four-cap midfielder is seen as the future of his country's national team.

And after making his Udinese debut in 2015 he has moved up the ranks in the Italian league, attracting interest of some top clubs.

The 21-year-old netted over the weekend in Udinese's 1-0 win over Genoa, which gave them their first three points of the Serie A campaign.

And according to Calcio Mercato, the giants of Italian football are keeping close tabs on the energetic middle man.

He posted an admiring drawing of Juventus forward Dybala to his 16,400 Instagram followers recently and tagged in the Argentinian in the process.

 

 Jakub Jankto posted this picture of Paulo Dybala and tagged him in during a recent Instagram stories post
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Jakub Jankto posted this picture of Paulo Dybala and tagged him in during a recent Instagram stories postCredit: Instagram/@jakubjanktojr
 Jakub Jankto played in the Czech Republic's 2-0 defeat at Northern Ireland during the international break
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Jakub Jankto played in the Czech Republic's 2-0 defeat at Northern Ireland during the international breakCredit: Reuters
 Jakub Jankto in action for Udinese
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Jakub Jankto in action for UdineseCredit: Getty Images
 Paulo Dybala was on the losing side as Juventus were humbled 3-0 by Barcelona at the Nou Camp last night
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Paulo Dybala was on the losing side as Juventus were humbled 3-0 by Barcelona at the Nou Camp last nightCredit: Reuters

It might be the hint that Arsenal don't want, as they look to rejuvenate their squad after failing to qualify for the Champions League.

AC Milan are in a similar boat, after missing out last year, but have been buoyed by a flurry of transfer activity over the summer.

The Rossoneri were thumped 4-1 by Lazio over the weekend in an embarrassing defeat that dropped them to seventh in the table.

Arsenal face Cologne in the Europa League group stages on Thursday night.

Meanwhile Juventus were given a revenge lesson by Barcelona, who beat them 3-0 at the Nou Camp last night, following last season's Champions League semi-final defeat.

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