Vlahovic Resurges but Juventus Renewal Remains Distant | OneFootball

Dusan Vlahovic has lifted Juventus in his return from his latest injury, as his two recent goals against Hellas Verona and Lecce led to four precious points. On the other hand, his future is extremely murky, given his expiring contract.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Bianconeri met five times with his father and the rest of his camp, but there has been no real progress. The club doesn’t want to offer more than Kenan Yildiz’s recently improved wages, about €7M per year. The Serbian has a €8M base salary and pocketed €4M more this campaign thanks to a dated signing bonus.

Vlahovic is helping Juventus with his recent performances but also raising his profile ahead of the summer. Even though he hasn’t received enticing offers for now, his representatives believe his demands could be fully met once the domino of strikers starts. He’s waiting for Barcelona and Bayern Munich, in particular.

The Old Lady will try again this week. The parties have found common ground only on the length of the new deal for now, as it’d be short-term. Instead, there’s a gap in the numbers regarding the wages and ancillary costs. On the other hand, the ownership isn’t deaf to Luciano Spalletti’s requests, and keeping the 26-year-old would spare them a large disbursement for another striker.

Our Take on Juventus and Vlahovic

Where they’d be if he were healthy all year long is the biggest what-if of their season. They are kind of backed into a corner because they don’t seem to have an elite replacement in hand, but bending their supposedly revised wages policy so quickly wouldn’t be a great look and could have significant consequences.