Andrea Pirlo and Gianluigi Buffon 'have called Arturo Vidal to tempt Barcelona midfielder into Juventus return' with Chilean facing the axe under new boss Ronald Koeman
- Juventus are reportedly interested in bringing Arturo Vidal back to the club
- Andrea Pirlo and Gianluigi Buffon have made personal attempts to lure him
- Vidal is likely to leave Barcelona this summer amid the club's first-team exodus
Andrea Pirlo and Gianluigi Buffon have made personal attempts to lure Arturo Vidal into a Juventus return this summer, according to reports.
The 33-year-old midfielder departed Turin in 2015 to join Bayern Munich, and has more recently spent two seasons with Barcelona.
But after starting in the club's Champions League elimination at the hands of the Bundesliga champions, and enduring a frustrating second campaign in Spain, Vidal appears set to be on the move again during the market.
![New Juventus boss Andrea Pirlo (L) has phoned Arturo Vidal (R) to tempt him to return to Turin](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/22/12/32252042-0-image-m-53_1598095315799.jpg)
New Juventus boss Andrea Pirlo (L) has phoned Arturo Vidal (R) to tempt him to return to Turin
![Vidal is likely to leave Barcelona this summer as part of Ronald Koeman's wide-sweeping cull](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/22/12/32252044-0-image-a-52_1598095310760.jpg)
Vidal is likely to leave Barcelona this summer as part of Ronald Koeman's wide-sweeping cull
The arrival of Ronald Koeman at Barcelona is likely to be the beginning of a wide-sweeping overhaul of the first-team at the Nou Camp, with Vidal not named by president Josep Bartomeu as one of the eight players safe from the axe.
And La Cuarta, a newspaper from Chile, have now reported that the experienced duo at Juventus contacted the combative star about a switch to Serie A.
Both Pirlo, the newly-installed manager at the club, and Buffon made phone calls to tempt their former team-mate into becoming part of the new project at the club.
![Vidal started in Barcelona's crushing defeat against Bayern Munich in the Champions League](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/22/12/32252054-0-image-a-55_1598095342511.jpg)
Vidal started in Barcelona's crushing defeat against Bayern Munich in the Champions League
![Another former team-mate, Gianlugi Buffon, has also contacted Vidal about a Juventus return](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/22/12/32252050-0-image-a-54_1598095335390.jpg)
Another former team-mate, Gianlugi Buffon, has also contacted Vidal about a Juventus return
Vidal is understood to be interested in the idea of returning to Juventus, and Pirlo is likely to have reassured the Chile international that he would hold an integral role in his team.
The same publication even claim that Vidal would be 'fascinated' by the proposal of working under former midfield partner Pirlo.
Having spent four successful seasons with the Old Lady, Vidal won the league title with them in each of those campaigns.
But after moving to Barcelona following the trophy-laden spells in Italy and Germany, Vidal was left outspoken about his frustrations stemming from his lack of game time.
![Vidal is believed to be interested in switching to Juventus with Barcelona open to selling him](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/22/12/32252056-0-image-a-56_1598095348758.jpg)
Vidal is believed to be interested in switching to Juventus with Barcelona open to selling him
After a tough period, the former Bayer Leverkusen enforcer finally worked his way towards becoming a first-team regular.
Vidal cut a visibly frustrated figure as his Barcelona team-mates faded around him during the capitulation in Lisbon, however, and was just as culpable for the result.
Koeman is likely to introduce drastic changes in a desperate bid to reverse the club's ailing fortunes, with Vidal certain to become part of the culling.
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