The reason Arsenal transfer target Dusan Vlahovic missed Juventus game against Atalanta
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Juventus manager Thiago Motta refused to be drawn on the future of Dusan Vlahovic after the Arsenal transfer target missed last night’s game against Atalanta. The Italian giants are on the verge of agreeing a deal for Paris Saint-Germain misfit Randal Kolo Muani in an attempt to add more firepower to their forward line.
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In order to free up a space in their squad, Juventus are said to be willing to listen to offers for Vlahovic who has struggled to win the faith of Motta since his appointment in the summer. Vlahovic’s absence from a 1-1 draw against Atalanta only served to fuel speculation that the former Fiorentina, who has again been linked with Arsenal, star is likely to be on the move in what remains of the January transfer window and Motta refused to confirm the 24-year-old would return for this weekend’s game against Milan.
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‘I do not talk about the transfer market,’ said Motta when asking about the Serbia international’s future. ‘Dusan is recovering, he is not at 100 per cent and we cannot risk losing him for longer, so we’ll see what happens over the next three days.’.
Arsenal’s need for a new forward was already a priority, even before confirmation of Gabriel Jesus sustaining a season ending knee injury arrived on Tuesday. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video.
