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Man Utd & Chelsea alerted as Juventus consider €80m Vlahovic sale
Carlo Garganese
- 3 Apr 2023 09:51 CDT
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Manchester United and Chelsea have been put on alert as Juventus are considering selling Dusan Vlahovic this summer.
The two Premier League giants are both in the market for a top number nine at the end of the season.
And there is a good chance that Vlahovic will be available as Juventus begin to run out of patience with the Serbian.
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Vlahovic is enduring a dreadful 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.
😬 In 30 matches (2300 minutes) this season with Juventus, Dusan Vlahovic has got only 9 shots on target from open play in the penalty box. ⚪️⚫️ #Juve pic.twitter.com/hrMVhqvfpY
— Football Talk (@FootballTalkHQ) April 5, 2023
His overall performances have been just as bad as his scoring numbers.
This was demonstrated again on Sunday as 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.
Update on Arsenal’s possible move for Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic
In the summer transfer window.
I'm being told that since Vlahovic choose to go to Italy last January over Arsenal there has never been any contact between Arsenal & the representatives of the player.
Arsenal… pic.twitter.com/WHo8UrWifH— Steve Kay (@stevek9KS1TV) April 5, 2023
However, his 15 months at Juventus have not gone to plan.
His goalscoring numbers have plummeted and his entire game has not only stagnated but regressed.
His first touch has been heavy, his movement static and his hold-up play not up to par.
Much of the blame can be put at the feet of coach Max Allegri. The Italian’s ultra defensive style of play, which sees Vlahovic usually isolated in a 3-5-1-1 formation, has not been conducive to developing Vlahovic’s game.
If Allegri were to stay at Juventus next season, there is perhaps more chance that Vlahovic will remain to try and turn his Juve career around.
Either way, Juventus are considering selling Vlahovic if they receive a reasonable offer.
The question is, how much interest will there be in Vlahovic now given his career nose dive of the last year or so?
