Juventus market, Dusan Vlahovic’s future back on the table

For Dusan Vlahovic the return to the group is imminent, but the real challenge begins now. It is that of renewal with Juventus. The situation is clear in its essentials. The Serbian striker would like to maintain the current level of salary, while revising the structure of the contract and easing the burden of the maxi signing bonus agreed upon his arrival. The club, however, does not intend to deviate from the new salary policy: the ceiling is set around 6 million annually, a parameter reiterated with the recent renewal of Kenan Yıldız.

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The distances are not symbolic, but neither are they irremediable. Vlahovic, free to look around, has chosen to freeze any proposal to give priority to Juventus. A non-trivial signal at a time when the market always offers alternatives. On the other hand, the management knows that retaining the number nine on sustainable terms would mean avoiding a heavy investment to replace him. Before signatures, however, the field will speak. The challenges against the Galatasaray and the Roma will have a specific weight not only on the current season, but also on future strategies. Qualifying for the next Champions will affect resources and ambitions.

Particularly on the eve of the challenge against the Galatasaray, to be faced on the prowl to overturn the heavy first-leg deficit, emergencies in the Juventus household dictate adjustments. Bremer is still not at his best and is expected to start from the bench, Holm is out, while Cabal and Cambiaso are disqualified. Luciano Spalletti does not seem intent on dusting off profiles that have ended up on the sidelines only to change the system. A discourse that concerns above all Filip Kostić: his employment would force a return to the three-man defense seen against Como, a solution unsuitable both to contain the Turkish outfielders (ready to reintroduce the 4-2-3-1) and to guarantee superiority in the last meters.