Dusan doesn’t warm up the big European clubs but only the Turkish clubs. And now dad Milos reflects on the proposal
In America, whoever sees the door, scores: the list of blows to the effect of the most anticipated and highly rated profiles is long and noble, and we are one month away from the finish line. In our area, Dusan Vlahovic observes, notes, reflects: the last one to make him jump from his seat is his teammate Jonathan David. Yes, teammate because until the 30th of this month the Serbian center forward is a Juventus player where he arrived in January four years ago: and then what will happen?
the scenario
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The topic has been known and has been on the pitch for a while: Luciano Spalletti, Juventus coach, has in mind the new version of the team with Vlahovic inside, Giovanni Carnevali, CEO and general director of the club, has the intention of pleasing his coach, Dusan left Continassa signed by Comolli skidding and without smiles for an agreement on the immediate future faded. There is too much spread between supply and demand, too much distrust and little harmony between the Belgrade striker and what until ten days ago was the expression of the club: the change wanted by the big boss John Elkann had the consequence, not at all trivial, of turning the scene upside down and putting actors with different character and vision under the spotlight. Could it be enough to bring the parties closer together until they shake hands and continue together again? The last card in the hands of Juventus has been dropped in these hours: a single season contract (there is also the possibility of two years) of up to eight million euros including bonuses. A year might seem like a gamble or something like that, but also a mutual bet: the club wouldn’t need to look for two valuable strikers on the difficult market, Dusan could extend his stay in a city and in an environment to which he feels very attached and which would allow him to put a troubled season behind him – the long stop due to injury weighs heavily – by working with a coach who never stops praising him and who has publicly supported the renewal of the expiring agreement.
tight deadlines
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Juventus plays on the attack and breaks the deadlock also because Continassa do not want, and cannot, leave the issue open beyond June. Dad Milos, father and, in fact, manager of Vlahovic, has not received, until now, major and concrete interests from the big names in Europe: Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are hot, Bayern Munich as well as Chelsea or Tottenham; so only Turkish presidents have come forward, from Vincenzo Italiano’s Besiktas to Galatasaray which risks losing both Icardi and Osimhen. So take it or leave it. Accepting a new short-term agreement or putting the experience in Turin behind him definitively: a positive solution for the Serbian is still not easy to achieve, but the idea of finding the best energy and strength with a shirt that he feels is his gives Vlahovic a little more adrenaline.
motivations
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Carnevali is not Comolli, Spalletti has never changed his mind on Dusan’s usefulness in his game: details that can direct the talks. These are the hours that will end a match already in extra time: going beyond the month of June would complicate the Juventus transfer plans because the new Juventus must take its first shots on goal and in attack. A year with a salary of up to eight million euros would not upset the team’s balance because the starting point would be in line with what an outgoing player like David earns (six million), the arrival – two million bonuses – would exceed the Yildiz ceiling, but, as mentioned, only thanks to goals set and to be achieved such as entry into the Champions League and a path full of satisfactions in the Europa League. Dad Milos, this time, reflects, Spalletti crosses his fingers: just a few more hours and it will be time for a verdict. With no more appeals.
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