Man Utd offered former Arsenal and Chelsea target in shock swap deal
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Manchester United have been offered former Arsenal and Chelsea transfer target Dusan Vlahovic as Juventus look to sign a struggling Old Trafford star. Vlahovic, who joined Juve at the start of 2022, has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League in recent years.
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Arsenal were interested in bringing the striker to the Emirates Stadium before his £64m move to Turin and even reportedly offered former midfielder Lucas Torreira to Fiorentina as part of the deal. Vlahovic had scored 41 goals across his final two seasons with Fiorentina to catch the eye of several European clubs, including London rivals Arsenal and Chelsea.
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Chelsea’s interest in Vlahovic ramped up in the summer of 2023 but the Blues ended up signing Nicolas Jackson from Villarreal instead. Vlahovic has been a consistent performer for Juventus, reaching double figures in all three of his full seasons at the club.
But he has not hit the heights many expected he would and is expected to leave Juventus as he heads into the final 18 months of his contract. Juventus are open to offloading Vlahovic during the January transfer window and have offered the striker to Manchester United as they look to sign struggling Joshua Zirkee.
Juve are keen to sign the Netherlands forward despite his dismal spell in the Premier League. Zirkzee has scored four goals in 27 appearances since his £36.5m move from Bologna last summer. Zirkzee was subbed off in the first-half of Manchester United’s Premier League defeat to Newcastle United last week and dropped to the bench for Sunday’s clash against Liverpool.
