The current Juventus striker, Dusan Vlahovic, begins to earn money to be Mbappé’s replacement if he finally ends up leaving PSG.
Clubs like Tottenham, Chelsea and Bayern Munich have been interested in the Serbian striker and now PSG is the main candidate to sign him.
Vlahovic already sounded last summer to join Real Madrid after Mbappé’s no to the white team in May. The price of it is around 70 million euros
Although it may seem strange, the future of two forwards, one French, Kylian Mbappé and the other Serbian, Dusan Vlahovic, seem to be interconnected. And it is that last year, Vlahovic, rang for Real Madrid, when in May, its president Florentino Pérez received a message from Mbappé on his mobile that he was going to renew with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and a year later Now it is the French who have been interested in the situation of the current Juventus striker, in the midst of the ‘Mbappé 2023 soap opera’ and fearing that the Frenchman will not renew and therefore go to Real Madrid.
They also say, from Serbia, that the striker would not look badly on a change of scenery. And it is not surprising, because Juventus is not going to play in European competition this year (it qualified for the Conference League but has rejected its participation in this competition to ensure that it does not suffer any sanctions in the 2024-2025 season for the so-called case of the Capital gains) and in the Italian league, according to Betfair forecasts, it is only the third favorite to win the title (€4.50 per euro bet) behind Inter Milan, the great favorite with a fee of €3.25 per euro bet and the current champion, Napoli with a slightly lower fee, €3.5 per euro wagered.
Vlahovic will undoubtedly have a very different situation at PSG and that is that the Parisians are favorites for the league title in France (€1.2 per euro bet) and in the Champions League they are among the main favorites with a fee of €13 per euro bet.
High market value
Despite not having had a good season, marked by constant injuries (he played a total of 42 games with Juventus in Turin, scored 14 goals), PSG will have to dig deep if they want to sign Vlahovic. The transalpine team, according to the Italian media, is going to ask for the player a figure close to 80 million euros on the table to start negotiating, which, added to his high record, is not going to mean much less a easy operation to repay for the French team, which this year is being watched more closely by UEFA for compliance with the financial Fair Play. It is also true that the economy of Juventus in Turin is by no means buoyant, and this condition of the high salary that Vlahovic receives is also a compelling reason to sell the striker.
It happens as an element to lower its price that Vlahovic’s last season has been highly conditioned by injuries, but he is undoubtedly one of the best forwards on the European scene. His spectacular figures at Fiorentina (he scored 20 goals in 24 games in his last season there) did not leave the Juventus leaders indifferent, who paid 70 million euros for him in January 2022, with only 21 years. The Serbian would thus become one of the most expensive signings in the history of Juventus, which anticipated other suitors such as Atlético de Madrid, Arsenal or Manchester City.
Irregular career at Juventus
Despite the fact that the figures are not entirely bad, 23 goals in the 63 games that Vlahovic has played with Juventus so far, and the staunch defense of his coach, Massimiliano Allegri, the Serbian striker’s career is not fulfilling even much less the expectations generated. When the transfer from Fiorentina to Juventus in Turin materialized, Vlahovic seemed destined to compete with Haaland, Mbappe and company for the Golden Boot, and also be present among the nominees for the Ballon d’Or, but nothing could be further from In reality, the Serbian is in one of the worst moments of his sports career and also in a team like Juventus, which, as we said before, is not going to play in European competition and is not starting as a favorite to win Serie A.
Who knows if a transfer to Paris Saint-Germain could drastically change Vlahovic’s situation, with a new challenge, higher aspirations and surrounded by more talented players than his current Juventus teammates. The next days or weeks can be important and mark the future of the player, who continues to be interconnected with the future of Mbappé. The domino effect that can occur if Mbappé finally leaves Paris Saint Germain will affect not only Vlahovic, but also other strikers who can also change airs, and that is that Juventus will also have to look for a replacement for the Serbian if he finally does too. just leaving.