Barcelona are on the hunt for a brand new quantity 9 who can ultimately take over Robert Lewandowski, be that in the end, and have been linked with quite a lot of names in that regard. The newest is Juventus ahead Dusan Vlahovic.
The Serbian striker has been tipped for the highest since he was in his early teenagers, and was already on Barcelona’s radar when he broke by way of at Fiorentina. Nonetheless Juventus stunned the world by forking out over €80m for Vlahovic as the subsequent large quantity 9 in European soccer.
Since, he has had a combined time of it on the Bianconeri, scoring targets however with out turning into the star that many had anticipated. Thus far this season he has 12 targets in 24 appearances, and through his time at Juventus on the entire, 53 strikes in 125 appearances over the previous three years.
Ansu Fati is just not open to leaving the membership as issues stand. He is nonetheless decided to succeed at Barcelona. @ferrancorreas
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In line with Sport, Barcelona are Vlahovic as a possible recruit down the road. They are saying the Serbian striker is a possible goal for the summer season, and is being evaluated by Barcelona. Different targets like Erling Haaland and Viktor Gyokeres are actually seen as unattainable for the Catalan giants because of the funds concerned within the deal.
With Vlahovic, his contract is up in 2026, which may work in Barcelona’s favour if no new deal is agreed earlier than the summer season. Arsenal have additionally proven curiosity, however the Blaugrana know that Juventus will attempt to promote him this 12 months relatively than threat his departure on a free in 2026. Additionally it is famous that Xavi Hernandez was an enormous fan of Vlahovic, however Hansi Flick’s opinion on him is just not recognized.
Chelsea are one other aspect which were linked with Vlahovic in latest weeks, and little question his agent shall be sizing up potential locations in case it involves that. Atletico Madrid have pursued Vlahovic prior to now too, as have been Actual Madrid, though these hyperlinks have since been denied.