The Serbian wants to leave with zero in 2026. In the summer he will say goodbye but the club wants to take precautions already in January: Zirkzee is Motta’s favourite, Kolo Muani and Fullkrug are the alternatives
January is the month of Dusan Vlahovic. On the 28th of this month the Serbian striker will turn 25 and in the same days he will celebrate 3 years of age for Juventus, given that he arrived in the 2022 winter transfer session. Yet never before has the number 9 and Juventus seemed far away, always closer to a divorce which, even if it doesn’t happen soon, now seems certain. What divides them is the contract expiring in 2026, which the center forward is not willing to renew given the club’s economic conditions and forces the Bianconeri to put him on the market and accelerate the arrival of another striker, which would allow Thiago Motta to have an alternative to a player destined for farewell. It is unlikely that it will happen already in January, even if the market avenues are endless and if a suitable offer were to arrive, Juventus would certainly not stand in the way, it would be easier for the break-up to take place in the summer, but in the meantime Cristiano Giuntoli wants to take precautions with one more man in his role, also to push him to leave.
fatigue for vlahovic
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Yesterday Vlahovic showed up at J|Medical for a check-up after feeling a little pain. Nothing serious, just a muscle strain that he should be able to get rid of quickly. However, the Serbian will train separately for a couple of days and only around Thursday will it be understood whether he can be there for the derby. Caution is a must, also because Juventus is awaiting a heated cycle between the championship and the Champions League (6 games in 19 days from the derby onwards) and Thiago Motta cannot afford to lose his only center forward for a prolonged period. role. It’s certainly not a happy moment for him, the physical setback comes after the bad performance in the Super Cup, resulting in a substitution and a very dark face. The player does not seem calm and perhaps the uncertainty linked to the future is also at the origin of his torments. A year ago, in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, the Serbian said that the club and his agent, Darko Ristic, were already discussing the extension of his contract and that his desire was to remain at Juventus. Since then there have been interlocutory meetings between the parties but no progress.
juve-vlahovic, negotiations for the renewal
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Juventus is willing to extend but not at the same figures (Vlahovic currently earns 10.5 million and, having an increasing contract, next season he will reach 12) and the player does not intend to accept a reduction in his salary. A heavy salary that the director inherited from the old management but which is no longer in line with current parameters. Vlahovic’s idea is to stay until the deadline and then leave with zero. A scenario that Juventus absolutely cannot afford after having made a very important investment to snatch him from Fiorentina (80 million).
Juve’s goals in January
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The purchase of another striker already in January serves, in addition to replacing Milik (still out due to a calf problem), also to prepare for the future by sending a clear message to Vlahovic: without renewal, he will have to find a team in June, as is happened in Chiesa. In the meantime, however, Thiago Motta will have another striker he can count on and the Serbian will no longer be indispensable. The Juventus coach, as well as for the defence, has given his priorities: Joshua Zirzkee, the Dutchman who has already coached at Bologna, is the favourite, immediately after is Randal Kolo Muani, the French striker of PSG. West Ham’s German Niclas Fullkrug is further behind, but due to his characteristics he is considered less suited to Motta’s game.
juve-zirkzee, the state of the art
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Zirkzee’s situation is well known: he doesn’t find continuity at United and he would willingly come to Juventus, there is already an agreement in principle with the Juventus club but the one with the English is missing, willing to sell him but not on rent for 6 months: for the at the moment there has only been an opening to a loan with obligation to buy, but the Bianconeri cannot commit financially without transfers, also because the money is needed for defence. Kolo Muani’s prices have been growing in the last few hours: PSG is open to the sale, but would like a commitment from the Lady. The other issue is the high salary, for which help from the French would be needed. For now, Juventus is only thinking of a temporary solution, unless an offer for Vlahovic arrives in January. So far nothing has moved, but if some club were to come forward then everything would change, even the economic availability of the Bianconeri. And two attackers would be needed.
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