Man Utd’s top striker target BRUTALLY mocked over €80m fee

Carlo Garganese

• Updated: 23 May 2023 08:37 CDT
• 4 min read

Dusan Vlahovic was brutally mocked by Empoli midfielder Liam Henderson over his price tag during Juventus’ humiliating 4-1 defeat.

Vlahovic’s miserable season went from bad to worse in Tuscany as he produced another dismal display on Monday evening.

In the closing stages of the game, Vlahovic was spotted on camera engaging in an argument with Empoli’s Scottish midfielder Henderson.

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Henderson could be lipread mouthing “Oh 80 million, oh 80 million” in reference to the transfer fee Juventus paid for the Serbian.

Vlahovic’s disappointing Juventus transfer

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.

He has scored just 14 goals in 42 games this term and his overall game has been extremely disappointing.

Juventus are now considering selling Vlahovic at the end of the season.

FootballTransfers reported on Monday that Man Utd are preparing an official bid for Vlahovic ahead of the summer transfer window.

Manager Erik ten Hag believes that the 23-year-old is a perfect fit for the Premier League given his physical nature.

United are preparing an offer that could be in the region of €70m.

Chelsea are also interested in Vlahovic but Vlahovic has made it clear that he wants Champions league football next season.

This is something that he won’t get at Juventus after they were docked 10 points on Monday, falling to seventh place in Serie A with two games remaining.