The 27-year-old is expected to depart Bilbao when his contract expires at the end of the season, but it was understood that he would head to England.
However, according to Sky Sports News, Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan have all made contact with his agent in the past week.
The Venezuelan international is regarded as one of the best defenders in Spain.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Napoli | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 26 |
| 2 | Atalanta BCAtalanta | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 25 |
| 3 | Fiorentina | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| 4 | Inter Milan | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | Lazio | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 6 | Juventus | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| 7 | AC Milan | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 18 |
| 8 | Bologna | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Udinese | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 16 |
| 10 | Empoli | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Torino | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 14 |
| 12 | Roma | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 13 |
| 13 | Parma | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 12 |
| 14 | Hellas VeronaHellas Verona | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 12 |
| 15 | Como | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 | CagliariCagliari | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 10 |
| 17 | Genoa | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 10 |
| 18 | Lecce | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | -16 | 9 |
| 19 | Monza | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 8 |
| 20 | VeneziaVenezia | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 8 |
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