Journalist Alfredo Pedulla has described Dusan Vlahovic’s situation as a ‘serious problem’ for Juventus, one AC Milan could help fix.
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With Luka Jovic out of contract and Tammy Abraham’s loan spell expiring, Milan are in the market for a new striker. It might not just be someone to be the back-up to Santiago Gimenez either, because Massimiliano Allegri has asked the management for a top centre-forward.
Vlahovic’s name is the one that has been linked most insistently, both because Allegri knows him from their time together at Juve and because he has a contract which expires in 12 months and there is seemingly no chance of a renewal.
Juve’s Vlahovic problem
Pedulla was a guest on The Italian Football Podcast and he spoke about a number of different topics, from the business of rivals to the carousel of coaches. He also spoke about Milan and their major overhaul this summer, something Vlahovic could be a part of.
“Vlahovic is a serious problem, a serious problem, Allegri likes him a lot, but he is a serious problem, there is a serious problem with his contract, his contract expires on June 30, 2026,” he began.
“So you have just over a year and you can’t ask for 50 million for someone who has a contract expiring in 2026, you can ask for 30, 35, that would be a lot. Unless some English club wants him, you know very well that in England they don’t have the same problems that they do in Italy.
“In Italy they think ‘well but the contract is expiring, I’ll give you 15, I’ll give you 18, I’ll give you 20’. In England if the contract expires and they like the player they also give you 50. It’s a different way, they have a different philosophy compared to Italy.
“He is now with the team, he’s on tour, Tudor is an admirer of his. He already spoke to him but he also asked him to spread the contract over more years, remember that Vlahovic earns 12 million net. 12 million net is a lot, with 12 million net he must score at least 25 goals.
“Vlahovic didn’t want to spread the salary, in the background I always watch Milan because Allegri, who signed him at Juventus for a lot of money, asked for him. Under certain conditions he could be a solution for Allegri’s Milan.”