Manchester United are exploring the possibility of signing Dusan Valhovic from Juventus in the January transfer window to strengthen their attack following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo.
That’s according to Italian outlet Corrierre Dello Sport, who also claims that Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain are looking to sign the Serb.
Vlahovic will only have been a Juventus player for twelve months this January, but the Old Lady’s delicate financial situation could force them to sell players in the near future.
His number nine would undoubtedly bring in the most money, having attracted Premier League interest from Arsenal before the player joined the Serie A giants. The north London club maintains his interest, while Chelsea could also make a move.
At just 22 years of age and with 66 senior career goals already to his name, Vlahovic would be an attractive proposition for many of Europe’s biggest clubs.
Any approach would require an offer higher than the 90 million euros Juventus paid Fiorentina to acquire the center forward.
Even then, it is believed that Juventus would be much more willing to discuss a deal in the summer as they struggle to turn around what has, so far, been a disappointing campaign.
Massimo Allegri’s side sit third in the Serie A table, ten points behind league leaders Napoli, and are in danger of missing out on the Champions League qualifying places.
They also failed to advance to the knockout stages of the Champions League, finishing third in their group and entering the Europa League instead.
Vlahovic has been in fine form when he has been available, having scored six goals and provided one assist in ten league games.
However, he missed almost a month in the run-up to the World Cup due to adductor problems and is still recovering from a groin injury.
Juventus are hoping to see their star striker return to action as soon as possible, although it is perhaps worth mentioning that he performed quite well in Vlahovic’s absence, at least in Serie A.
They won all four of the league games the striker missed before the World Cup, including a thumping 2-0 win over rivals Inter Milan.
And although they lost both of their Champions League games in that time, they managed to score three times against Benfica and once against PSG.
It may well be that, for Juventus, the money they could get for Vlahovic is worth more at the moment than the player’s contribution to their success on the pitch.
And with the market for centre-forwards the way it is, that would surely put a number of clubs on high alert, with Manchester United surely interested in being at the front of the line.
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