Juventus Reportedly Reject Real Madrid's Miralem Pjanic Bid, Told to Pay €100M

Real Madrid have reportedly had a €60 million (£53.5 million) offer for Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic rejected, with the Bianconeri informing their Spanish rivals they'll need to pay at least €100 million (£89.2 million). 

Pjanic has been linked with Manchester City and Barcelona as well this summer, but Tuttosport (h/t Football Italia) reported it's Real who have taken the most substantial step with their "draft offer."

Juve reportedly have plans to extend Pjanic's contract at the Allianz Stadium and are ready to boost his salary from €4.5 million (£4 million) to €6.5 million (£5.8 million), which is roughly £115,000 per week (after tax).

The Bosnia and Herzegovina international's current deal is due to expire in 2021, but Juve hope to extend his stay by a further two years with this new contract offer.

Los Merengues may have cause to seek out a new playmaker amid speculation Luka Modric is being chased by Inter Milan. Not only that, The Times' Matthew Syed cited Gabriele Marcotti, who suggested the feeling is mutual:

Modric turns 33 next month and has been a calming presence in Real's midfield for each of their UEFA Champions League wins over the past three seasons. Losing the experience of him and Cristiano Ronaldo—who joined Juventus this summer—in the same window would be a damaging blow.

Zinedine Zidane's successor, Julen Lopetegui, has also already lost one of his chief Modric back-ups this summer. Mateo Kovacic has been sent to Chelsea on loan for the season, though his farewell message to Real appeared more final:

Pjanic, 28, has refined his craft even further since moving to Turin in 2016, embracing the deep-lying role he came to thrive in at former club AS Roma and helping the Bianconeri win successive league and cup doubles.

There were concerns that Juve's £100 million spend on Ronaldo might have driven the need for sales at the Allianz Stadium, though blogger Arjun Pradeep provided details on how Juve have accounted for the purchase:

The Italian titans aren't in a position where they need to sell Pjanic to cope, although the supposed nine-figure valuation would likely to be too tempting to turn down after they signed the star for €32 million.

Real's transfer window recently improved with the capture of Chelsea No. 1 Thibaut Courtois, their second goalkeeper of the summer after they bought Andriy Lunin, 19, from Zorya Luhansk.

The club also acquired right-back Alvaro Odriozola from Real Sociedad and finalised their signing of Vinicius Junior, although their impacts on the first-team squad are questionable.

The signing of Pjanic would change that, although fans may not be so pleased if he were to arrive as a replacement for Modric, not to mention they would need to almost double their current bid for Juve's midfield maestro.