Arsenal happy to offer Vlahovic a Juve exit

Arsenal stay curious about a deal to carry Dusan Vlahovic to The Emirates within the January switch window.

What’s the discuss?

That’s in response to a report by 90min, who declare that, after lacking out on a £70m transfer for the centre-forward to Juventus again in January, Mikel Arteta can be comfortable to supply the 22-year-old a route out of the debt-ridden Serie A facet this winter.

Nevertheless, the report goes on to state that, regardless of reviews in Italy suggesting that the Serbia worldwide could possibly be in search of a route out of the Allianz Stadium, sources near the participant have now revealed that this isn’t at the moment the case.

As cited by 90min, a supply mentioned: “He isn’t shifting, he’s enjoying nicely himself and he’s totally centered on his sport. He has been with Juventus for lower than 12 months and isn’t seeking to transfer.”

“Extra full than Haaland”

Whereas it very a lot seems as if Vlahovic himself isn’t overly open to a January transfer away from Italy, contemplating Juve’s lately revealed monetary difficulties, ought to Arsenal current the Bianconeri with a suggestion they merely can’t afford to refuse, there would nonetheless seem an opportunity of the Gunners getting a deal over the road for the 22-year-old this winter.

And, contemplating the extraordinary returns Vlahovic has produced over his 5 seasons in Italy, ought to the chance come up, it might appear extraordinarily advisable for Arteta and Edu to do every part of their energy to carry the Serbian sensation to north London when the winter window opens in January.

Certainly, over his 108 appearances throughout a three-and-a-half-year spell at AFC Fiorentina, the £89m-rated hitman scored an unbelievable 49 objectives and registered an additional eight assists – averaging a direct aim contribution each 124 minutes of soccer performed for the Viola.

It has been an identical story for the £224k-per-week expertise over his six Serie A fixtures for Juventus this season, with the 22-year-old having already bagged 4 objectives, in addition to taken a mean of three.5 pictures – 1.2 of which have hit the goal – and made 0.8 key passes per sport.

These metrics have seen the 15-cap worldwide common a outstanding SofaScore match score of 7.22, not solely rating him as Massimiliano Allegri’s best performer within the league but in addition because the joint 27th-best participant within the Italian high flight as an entire thus far in 2022/23.

On account of his phenomenal goalscoring returns, Vlahovic has fairly understandably drawn a substantial quantity of reward, with the Serbian FA president, Nenad Bjekovic, going so far as to assert that the 22-year-old is a greater striker than Manchester Metropolis goal-machine Erling Haaland.

In feedback cited by GOAL again in July, Bjekovic mentioned: “Vlahovic is best and extra full than Haaland. The Norwegian has devastating energy, however Dusan isn’t inferior: there’s additionally little or no distinction of their peak.

“However the Juventus ahead’s selection and elegance of play is best. Manchester Metropolis and Juventus paid kind of the identical payment, together with commissions, to signal the 2 this 12 months from Borussia Dortmund and Fiorentina.”

As such, ought to Arsenal achieve success in a possible transfer for the participant who Giorgio Chiellini dubbed “unbelievable” this winter, Arteta may nicely have unearthed his very personal Haaland-esque expertise at The Emirates – one thing that’s certain to be an extremely tantalising prospect for the Spaniard and supporters of the Gunners alike.