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Juventus managing director Giuseppe Marotta has admitted defeat in his attempts to bring Oscar to Italy.
Last season’s Champions League finalists have been monitoring Oscar's situation at Stamford Bridge after it emerged that Chelsea were prepared to listen to offers for the midfielder.
But speaking to Standard Sport last month, Oscar insisted that he wanted to stay at the club and had no desire to join the Italian side.
While Juventus maintain interest in Chelsea’s Colombian winger Juan Cuadrado, their managing director Giuseppe Marotta conceded that a move to Oscar could 'never’ happen.
"We are looking for a midfielder to add to our squad, though not necessarily a particular type of midfielder," Marotta told Quotidiano Sportivo.
"They will join an eclectic group of midfielders that include Paul Pogba, Claudio Marchisio, Sami Khedira and Roberto Pereyra. Paulo Dybala can play in attacking midfield, too.
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"Isco and Oscar are both stellar players, but in the case of Juventus – unfortunately, for now – we will never be able to sign them."
The Serie A champions are short on numbers in midfield having lost Arturo Vidal and Andrea Pirlo this summer.
