Juventus have given up on landing Arsenal captain Robin van Persie.

The Daily Mail says Van Persie’s future took another twist on Monday as Juventus prepared to pull out of the race to sign the Arsenal skipper.

The Holland striker has told the Gunners that he is not ready to sign a new deal as he looks to buy himself time before making a decision on his future.

Manchester City and Juve are the only two clubs who have shown a concrete interest in the 28-year-old.

But sources at the Serie A club claim they are now ready to look elsewhere in their search for a new big-name striker.

Juventus fear the striker has already privately agreed to sign for another club and do not want to concentrate their focuses solely on luring Van Persie.

Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis has hinted he’s ready to sell Ezequiel Lavezzi.

Manchester City and Chelsea have been linked with the exciting Argentine attacker.

“Il Pocho is a great, long live Lavezzi,” said the movie mogul.

“Let him decide his future. He is now 27, he has a rescission clause in his contract and if someone offers to pay that then he will leave.”

Bologna defender Andrea Raggi is set to move to France.

AS Monaco are swooping for the 31 year-old Bosman, offering him a two-year deal worth €1.2 million-a-season.

Bologna offered the player a new three-year deal worth €550,000 a season, but Raggi instead asked for a four-year agreement.

Chievo Verona defender Francesco Acerbi is anxiously waiting for a deal with AC Milan to be sealed.

The centre-back, co-owned with Genoa, has been paired with the Diavolo and his agent was spotted at Milan HQ yesterday.

“I hope to join Milan,” the 23-year-old told TMW.

“It would be a dream come true. I’m just waiting for my agent to tell me to sign.

“I’m happy because Milan are a really strong team, with many great champions. Such interest can only be pleasing.

“Over the past few months I have shown that I am a Serie A player and, to be honest, even I didn’t think I could end up at Milan.”

Reports have emerged that Barcelona will seek to open talks with AC Milan this week for Thiago Silva.

Sport reported that Barca have their offer ready and intend to deliver it in the coming days to Milan.

Barca rate Thiago Silva at €25 million and will offer €20 million cash plus a player – likely to be Seydou Keita – in exchange for the Brazilian.

Thiago Silva expressed an ambition to play for Barca last season, though Milan insist they do not want to sell.

Racing Club president Gaston Cogorno has declared he wants to bring Inter Milan striker Diego Milito back to the club.

Milito has recently declared he’d like to end his career with Argentina’s Racing.

“I’ll do anything to get one of Milito or Lisandro Lopez back to our club during the period of my presidency,” said Cogorno last night.

Maxi Lopez’s agent says he wants to stay with AC Milan.

Milan do have an option to sign the 28-year-old outright this summer for a pre-agreed €8m, but it looks like they want Catania to lower their price.

“Maxi Lopez is happy at Milan and he’d like to continue his career here,” the representative told Milan News.

“The Rossoneri are satisfied with his form because they knew when they got him that he was a good player.

“However, it is not up to us now. Milan and Catania will have to strike a deal.”

Alessandro Del Piero came off the bench to net the decisive goal as Juventus regained top spot in Serie A this evening with a hard-fought home victory over Champions League hopefuls Lazio.

The unbeaten Turin outfit found themselves toppled at the summit by AC Milan last night, the Rossoneri winning 1-0 at Chievo, but Simone Pepe set them on their way tonight with the opening goal after half an hour.

Stefano Mauri equalised for the visitors on the stroke of half-time but Del Piero grabbed an 82nd-minute winner with a superb free-kick to lift Antonio Conte’s side a point above Milan with six games left.

Libor Kozak was sent off in stoppage time for a second bookable offence to add to Lazio’s misery.

Roma struck twice late in the second half to defeat Udinese tonight and keep their Champions League hopes alive.

Daniel Osvaldo put the home team in front in the eighth minute, but Luis Enrique’s side were pegged back as Gelson Fernandes equalised two minutes before half-time.

Udinese goalkeeper Samir Handanovic produced a wonderful display to repel Roma’s efforts after the restart but could do nothing to keep out Francesco Totti’s close-range effort four minutes from time.

Marquinho made it 3-1 at the death to allow the Giallorossi to climb to fifth place in the Serie A standings – one spot and one point behind Udinese – and close the gap on third-placed city rivals Lazio to four points.

Diego Milito scored twice as Inter Milan snatched a comeback win to bolster their European bid at home to Siena.

The visitors continued their improved recent form when they took an eighth-minute lead through Gaetano D’Agostino only for Milito to level on 42 minutes.

The Argentina striker then grabbed the winner from the penalty spot on 81 minutes after substitute Yugo Nagatomo was felled in the area.

Siena’s night got worse in injury time when goalkeeper Gianluca Pegolo was dismissed for his protests with the referee.

The win moved Inter two points behind the Europa League places while Siena, who had strung back-to-back wins together, are still in the relegation picture with a five-point gap on the bottom three.