According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus and Manchester City have opened talks with Dusan Vlahovic’s agent ahead of a potential January move.
The 21-year-old striker won’t extend his contract with Fiorentina, which expires in June 2023.
On Wednesday, Fiorentina director Joe Barone refused to rule out the striker’s exit in the January transfer window, saying that Fiorentina are ‘always very attentive’ on the market.
The tension is growing in Florence as Fiorentina ultras have warned Vlahovic not to go under the Curva after games, which he did after Lazio-Fiorentina on Wednesday.
Message from Fiorentina ultras to Vlahovic: ‘Don’t come to the curva’
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, both Juventus and Manchester City have made contact with Vlahovic’s agent, hoping to finalise the deal in January.
However, Vlahovic demands a salary in the region of €6m-a-year and Fiorentina don’t want to sell for less than €60m.
Juventus have one more problem as Fiorentina do not accept swap deals and the Bianconeri can’t make big money moves. Therefore, they may only afford the player’s signing on loan with obligation to buy.
Atletico Madrid are also interested in signing Vlahovic. The Serbian forward was close to moving to the Wanda Metropolitano in the summer, but Fiorentina rejected their offer.
#Vlahovic: c’è il contatto. L’attaccante chiede 6 milioni, la Juve è in corsa https://t.co/laL0TRDZAI
— La Gazzetta dello Sport (@Gazzetta_it) October 29, 2021
Juve the busted flush.
Aint buying nobody until the Deadwood is gone.
Compare three moratta reign with paratici. That is where the rot started.
I would prefer Vlahovic go for free in a year rather than sell him to Juventus, please Rocco do the wise thing for once and sell him abroad
Do not worry he will not go to a club playing in the Europa League Conference next season or no European football at all. Bigger clubs can offer him more money and better chances of winning the important trophies.
Juve should do all they can to sign him. Dusan do not go to a plastic/oil club like Manshity.
Juve have been lacking a true number 9 and he will fill the void. However in football you need all three parties to agree. I suspect their is a pre agreement with Juve and the player, but Rocco will block it. Then it comes tot he decision does Rocco let him go in Jan for some value to Juve or does he test the players will to play for Juve and hope he accepts a move to another club. Jan window will be interesting.