Juve chief Marotta admits Dzeko 'dream'

Edin Dzeko would be a dream signing for Juventus, according to club general director Giuseppe Marotta. Dzeko is looking to leave Wolfsburg over the summer in order to join a top club and has attracted interest from several teams.

He was previously wanted by Milan, while Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has expressed a wish to bring the Bosnia-Herzegovina international to the Premier League.

"Dzeko? It's the dream that I'm working on," said Marotta.

"He is one of the best strikers in the world and clearly he is an object of our desire. It's true that we are negotiating and I have spoken to them (Wolfsburg) but they are asking for a lot and we are trying to follow the cheaper option.

"They like some of our players but we know that what you buy is not always better than what you sell."

It seemed earlier this summer that 24-year-old Dzeko, the Bundesliga's top scorer last season, would remain at Wolfsburg for at least another year after a June 1 deadline to meet a 40-million-euro release clause in his contract passed.

Marotta insists Juventus will not lose the plot in the transfer market.

"We will nevertheless be rational," he said.

"In today's transfer market you cannot go mad financially."

Dzeko is under contract with Wolfsburg until June 2013.

Meanwhile, Marotta refused to rule out another bid for CSKA Moscow winger Milos Krasic.

"He is still an objective, but the non-EU law applies to him. If I were to sign the Serb today, I would rule out the chance of buying Dzeko."