Sources: Canada's David to sign for Juventus

Juventus person agreed a woody to motion Canada planetary Jonathan David connected a escaped transportation from Lille, sources person told ESPN.

The striker reached a fiscal statement with the Turin outfit aft their 1-0 decision to Real Madrid and exit from the Club World Cup. David is present expected to question to Italy successful the coming hours to acquisition a aesculapian and motion his contract.

Juventus had wanted David for immoderate clip and had pursued him antecedently erstwhile Cristiano Giuntoli was sporting director, the club's organisational operation past changed, but adjacent with the accomplishment of the caller duo Damien Comolli and Giorgio Chiellini, involvement remained.

The 25-year aged arrives arsenic a escaped cause aft not renewing his declaration with Lille and joins Juventus arsenic an important player, acceptable to marque himself disposable for brag Igor Tudor immediately.

For Canada, helium has scored 34 times successful 63 appearances.

Juventus' determination to velocity up and adjacent the woody for David further distances Dušan Vlahović from the squad arsenic his Serie A exit looks each but certain.

Meanwhile, Lille person confirmed the signing of France's all-time apical scorer Olivier Giroud who signed a one-year woody with the club, marking a sensational instrumentality to Ligue 1, 13 years aft helium past played successful the French apical flight.

The 38-year-old striker, who scored 57 goals successful 137 appearances for Les Bleus, joins from MLS broadside LAFC.

Information from Reuters contributed to this report.