MANCHESTER UNITED and Arsenal have reportedly received a huge boost in their pursuit to sign Juventus star Dusan Vlahovic.
SunSport revealed last month that Erik ten Hag has made Tottenham star Harry Kane his No1 transfer target this summer.
Kane, 29, has less than 18 months remaining on his deal and United are hoping to take advantage of the England captain’s contract situation.
But as we stated previously, they are still anticipating a “nightmare” pursuit as Spurs chief Daniel Levy is renowned as a tough negotiator.
That has led to Ten Hag identifying striking alternatives, and Vlahovic is among his top picks.
Now he has received a boost as La Gazzetta dello Sport claims that Juventus are “preparing for life without” the forward.
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And it also states that they have identified potential replacements for him.
Juve are believed to be plotting moves for either West Ham’s Gianluca Scamacca, who has struggled in the Premier league, and Galatasaray’s Nicolo Zaniolo.
Vlahovic, 23, joined Juventus from Fiorentina back in January 2022 after snubbing the chance to move to the Premier League with Arsenal.
Mikel Arteta’s side were desperate to bring the Serbian international to the Emirates – but he rejected them in favour of Turin – but they are still keen.
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Vlahovic has scored eleven goals this term but has struggled for goals over recent weeks for his club.
He has just one in his last eight appearances.
And, after Juve’s early Champions League exit left them needing to raise funds, he could find himself as one of their stars to be sacrificed once the transfer window re-opens this summer.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
