Juventus have made an offer to sign Diego de Girolamo from Sheffield United . The 19-year-old Chesterfield-born striker , who qualifies for Italy as his father Cozimo hails from Naples , is out of contract in the summer and is being courted by several clubs . He has impressed Juventus scouts playing for Italy at U18 and U20 level and Juve club officials held talks with his representatives in London on Friday . Diego De Girolamo of York City in action during the League Two match between Northampton and York City . De Girolamo of Italy U20 in action during the international friendly match between Italy U20 and Qatar U20 . De Girolamo is on loan at League Two York City but is out of action after contracting food poisoning while on international duty with Italy U20s last week . Southampton , Sunderland and Celtic have also expressed an interest in the young forward who has scored five goals in 16 appearances this season . Juventus would be able to sign him for a compensation fee of around £300,000 while a move to an English club could net Sheffield United closer to £1million at a tribunal . Chesterfield-born striker qualifies for Italy as his father Cozimo hails from Naples .
Juventus have made an offer to sign 19-year-old striker Diego de Girolamo . Italian De Girolamo is currently on loan at League Two side York City . He was born in Chesterfield , but his father Cozimo hails from Naples . The Serie A club are looking for a replacement for the departing Mario Balotelli who has been linked with Manchester United and Chelsea.