Barcelona linked with move for Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic

Barcelona are contemplating a transfer for Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic subsequent summer time, in line with experiences in Italy.

The 25-year-old Serbia worldwide, who is predicted to depart the Turin membership on a free switch when his present deal expires subsequent 12 months, is being lined up as a attainable alternative for Robert Lewandowski, who will likewise be out of contract on the finish of the season.

Deco, the Barcelona sporting director, has reportedly held casual discussions with Vlahovic’s agent Darko Ristic a few transfer for the 6ft 3in ahead, who has scored 62 targets in 153 appearances for Juventus.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has made plain his admiration for Erling Haaland, however a transfer for the free-scoring Norway worldwide, whose Manchester Metropolis contract doesn’t expire till 2034, would seem unlikely given the Catalan membership’s monetary circumstances.

Vlahovic, who has additionally been linked with Premier League golf equipment together with Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United, would signify a extra viable goal and, whereas he could be exhausting pushed to rival Lewandowski’s extraordinary output of 105 targets from 156 video games, neither would he command the Poland worldwide’s £350,000 per week wage.

The place will Robert Lewandowski go if he leaves Barcelona?

It’s understood that Barcelona are unlikely to train an possibility to increase Lewandowski’s contract by an extra 12 months, and the 37-year-old has been linked with a number of golf equipment together with AC Milan, Atlético Madrid and Fenerbahce. Nevertheless, the Pole’s agent, Pini Zahavi, has performed down hypothesis linking the striker with a transfer to Saudi Arabia.

“Lewandowski’s contract with Barcelona expires in the summertime of 2026, and no choices have been made but,” Zahavi stated this week. “We’ve to attend and see what occurs within the coming days. There may be nothing official relating to negotiations with Saudi Arabian groups. There are not any gives right now.”

Lewandowski has scored 4 targets in 9 appearances for Barcelona this season, however is predicted to overlook as much as six video games, together with the primary El Clasico of the marketing campaign on the Bernabéu later this month, after choosing up a hamstring damage on worldwide responsibility.

The setback will do little to ease scrutiny surrounding the striker’s future however Lewandowski, who reportedly hopes to stay at Barcelona even when it means a wage discount and a extra restricted function, has rejected solutions that he’s in decline.

“To say I don’t run any extra or don’t put within the work is absurd,” he informed the Polish media. “I’m properly conscious that at my age, taking part in much less may truly profit me over the course of the season.”