Chelsea make €50m plus Pulisic offer for Juventus flop

Carlo Garganese

• Updated: 11 Apr 2023 07:45 BST
• 3 min read

Chelsea are set to make a €50 million cash offer - plus Christian Pulisic - in order to sign Dusan Vlahovic from Juventus this summer.

That is according to JuveLive.it, which reports that the Bianconeri are considering selling the Serbian at the end of the season.

The Blues are in the market for a top-class number nine, having spent much of a dismal campaign without a natural striker.

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Vlahovic is one the main men on their striker shortlist and Chelsea are prepared to offer €50m plus American winger Pulisic to get their man.

Pulisic is now surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge and is a player who has been linked to Juventus in the past.

Were Vlahovic to arrive at Chelsea, he will be hoping that the move resurrects his career.

The 23-year-old is enduring a bad season and is currently in a period of terrible form.

Vlahovic terrible form

He has failed to score or assist in any of his last eight Serie A games. He has also scored in only three of his last 17 matches.

On Sunday, Vlahovic turned in a poor display as Juventus lost 2-1 at Lazio.

Vlahovic arrived in Turin as one of the hottest properties in world football in January 2022 for €80 million from Fiorentina.

He had just scored the most goals in Serie A in a calendar year for 60 years and was posting numbers comparable to Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski.

He was wanted by a host of big clubs and rejected an official bid from Arsenal in order to join Juventus.

However, things have not worked out for him in Turin - although many have blamed the negative tactics of manager Max Allegri for not getting the best out of him.