Former Italy striker Aldo Serena believes that signing Dusan Vlahovic for €80m was wiser than getting Cristiano Ronaldo for more than €100m.
Vlahovic joined the Bianconeri from Fiorentina in the January transfer window and has already scored five goals in the opening 11 appearances with the Old Lady. Juventus invested €70m plus €10m add-ons in securing his services from Fiorentina.
“There are basic rules in football. The striker and the goalkeeper must be reliable,” Serena, a former Juventus striker, told Tuttosport newspaper.
“Vlahovic is not only strong, he has ample room for improvement. Morata is a great striker, but he wors for the team, he can’t have the responsibility of being the main centre forward.”
Vlahovic was the second-most prolific striker in 2021 after Robert Lewandowski. In his latest interview with GQ, Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri compared the Serbian forward with Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland, calling them the best players of their generation.
So was it better to invest €80m to sin him than more than €100m for Ronaldo?
“Vlahovic is 22 and he can be helpful for many years. When Ronaldo joined Juventus he was already in his 30s and despite being a big professional and scoring many goals, he was already in the final part of his career when he arrived,” said Serena.
The Portuguese star scored 101 goals in 134 games during his three-year spell in Turin, where he won two Serie A titles, two Supercoppa and one Coppa Italia. In the summer, he returned to Manchester United for €15m plus €8m add-ons.