Tuttosport believes that Juventus are at the head of the queue should Chelsea be willing to allow Ballack to leave, although Real Madrid remain interested.
Chelsea were not impressed when he chose to undergo surgery in April and may have chosen to omit him from Europe until the New Year as he will not be fit for the first games.
Tha fact that he is not being included in the Champions League squad means that he will not be cup-tied so Juve could be joined by several big guns when the winter transfer market opens.
