Dusan Vlahovic and Mikel Arteta (Photograph by Yasser Bakhsh, Alex Pantling/Getty Photos)
Arsenal are reportedly making an attempt to signal Dusan Vlahovic this January however have had an preliminary mortgage bid rejected by Juventus.
The Serbia worldwide may maybe depart Juve within the close to future as he’s but to signal a brand new contract with the Serie A giants, main them to carry an curiosity in Paris Saint-Germain’s Randal Kolo Muani.
That’s in response to a report from Soccer Transfers, who state that Arsenal have failed with a mortgage bid for Vlahovic, with a everlasting deal maybe extra doubtless to achieve success in convincing Juventus.
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Nonetheless, it stays to be seen if the Gunners will come again in with that type of supply for Vlahovic, with Soccer Transfers suggesting that RB Leipzig front-man Benjamin Sesko stays their precedence up entrance, in a deal that may wait till the summer time.
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This isn’t a simple resolution for Arsenal, who’ve clear and urgent points up entrance this season, with Gabriel Jesus injured, whereas Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard aren’t actually performing in addition to final time period.
Vlahovic won’t be excellent, and Sesko may be the higher long-term match, however in the intervening time AFC can’t afford to be too choosy.
Even when Vlahovic isn’t excellent, he has a mixed 15 targets and assists thus far this season, so he’d absolutely be a superior choice to Havertz, and he’d give the workforce cowl for Jesus, who might be out for a while.
There’s additionally absolutely no assure that Arsenal will be capable of get Sesko in the summertime, when he’s prone to be a person in demand at a number of high European golf equipment.
Vlahovic may be extra reasonable as a consequence of his state of affairs at Juve, so will probably be fascinating to see how this saga develops.
It is smart that Arsenal have tried to signal the 24-year-old on mortgage, which might doubtless go well with them extra, but it surely additionally appears clear that that wouldn’t do a lot good for Juventus.
