European giants had transfer list 'leaked' after being 'left in restaurant' and it featured Liverpool, Spurs and Newcastle stars

Juventus once had a transfer list accidentally 'leaked' after it was left in a restaurant and featured players from Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle United.

Juve splashed the cash during the summer transfer window, signing Teun Koopmeiners, Khephren Thuram and Douglas Luiz, among others.

The Italian giants shelled out over €150 million, looking to kickstart a new era under Thiago Motta, who was appointed last summer.

Prior to their big spending spree last summer, Juve adopted a shrewd transfer policy, targeting high-profile free transfers.

Adrien Rabiot, Angel Di Maria and Emre Can were among the players that arrived in Turin on free transfers.

Other high-profile arrivals for fees in recent years include Cristiano Ronaldo, Paulo Dybala and Manuel Locatelli.

But there are a number of targets that they have missed out on - with some of those seemingly revealed by Italian outlet Il Tempo in 2019.

The report claims that then-Juve sporting director, Fabio Paratici, pulled out a transfer list for the upcoming transfer window during a visit to a Milan restaurant.

Before he left, Paratici is said to have ripped up the transfer list, but a fan retrieved the document and put the pieces of paper back together once the Juve chief had departed the restaurant.

The list includes several notable names and transfer values - with several of them now playing in the Premier League.

Cristian Romero, who was at Genoa at the time, topped the list. He actually signed for Juve in the summer of 2019 but never played for the club.

The Argentinean defender went onto join Spurs.

The second name was Sandro Tonali, who made his name at Brescia before choosing to join AC Milan before signing for Newcastle for £55 million.

Romero and Tonali were valued at €20 million on the list.

Federico Chiesa, who was valued at €50 million, also featured on the list, with the former Fiorentina winger now plying his trade at Liverpool.

Nicolo Zaniolo, who spent time on loan at Aston Villa, was on the list too, not to mention Liverpool star Dominik Szoboszlai, who moved to Anfield from RB Salzburg for £60 million.