Manchester Metropolis and Atletico Madrid are contemplating January bids for Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic, in line with the Corriere Dello Sport (through Calciomercato.it).

The Italian newspaper claims that the Serbian worldwide might be bought as Juve look to liberate the wage invoice.

Vlahovic is presently incomes €12m a 12 months (£192,000 per week) and, with the participant’s contract set to run out in 2026, a choice will should be made on his future quickly.

His membership are hoping that he will probably be ready to decrease his wage in an effort to keep in Turin, however they’re reluctant to carry prolonged negotiations.

They don’t wish to threat dropping Vlahovic on a free switch and, after promoting Federico Chiesa to Liverpool for £10m, they’re aware of the participant permitting his contract to succeed in its ultimate 12 months as effectively.

Vlahovic has been linked with a transfer to the Premier League earlier than

Previous to signing for Juventus from Fiorentina nearly three years in the past, it was reported that Arsenal additionally made an method. Nonetheless, the ahead opted to stay in Italy.

Subsequently, there have additionally been studies that Vlahovic was provided to Chelsea in a part-exchange deal for Romelu Lukaku however the Blues weren’t prepared to pay the requested switch payment.

Metropolis do want reinforcements up entrance

In some methods, the hyperlinks to Vlahovic do make a whole lot of sense. Whereas he’s not nearly as good a finisher as Erling Haaland, the 24-year-old has the identical profile. He’s tall, robust and a strong runner.

Nonetheless, it will be a shock if the Cityzens determined to purchase somebody of his calibre merely to place him on the bench. As Julian Alvarez discovered, you received’t get many alternatives to steer the road when Haaland is match and out there.

Discover out who’s in Manchester Metropolis’s first-team squad for the 2024/2025 season right here