Dusan Vlahovic and Mikel Arteta (Photograph by Yasser Bakhsh, Alex Pantling/Getty Pictures)
Arsenal are reportedly attempting to signal Dusan Vlahovic this January however have had an preliminary mortgage bid rejected by Juventus.
The Serbia worldwide might 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 accordance with a report from Soccer Transfers, who state that Arsenal have failed with a mortgage bid for Vlahovic, with a everlasting deal maybe extra probably 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 sort of provide for Vlahovic, with Soccer Transfers suggesting that RB Leipzig front-man Benjamin Sesko stays their precedence up entrance, in a deal which may wait till the summer season.
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This isn’t a straightforward determination 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 may not be good, and Sesko could be the higher long-term match, however in the meanwhile AFC can’t afford to be too choosy.
Even when Vlahovic isn’t best, he has a mixed 15 targets and assists thus far this season, so he’d certainly be a superior choice to Havertz, and he’d give the staff cowl for Jesus, who could possibly be out for a while.
There’s additionally certainly no assure that Arsenal will be capable to get Sesko in the summertime, when he’s prone to be a person in demand at quite a lot of high European golf equipment.
Vlahovic could be extra practical because of his state of affairs at Juve, so it is going to be fascinating to see how this saga develops.
It is sensible that Arsenal have tried to signal the 24-year-old on mortgage, which might probably go well with them extra, but it surely additionally appears clear that that wouldn’t do a lot good for Juventus.