Arsenal Freshly Linked to Juventus Forward Vlahovic | OneFootball

Arsenal will search for a new striker on the market after losing Gabriel Jesus for the rest of the season due to a torn ACL and could rekindle their interest in Dusan Vlahovic. They tracked him a couple of times in the past, even before he joined Juventus, TuttoSport informs.

The Gunners intend to go after Newcastle United’s Aleksander Isak, Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyokeres, and RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko too. They are all very expensive and complex targets.

Arsenal might find fertile ground with Juventus for Vlahovic considering his short-term contract and the thorny negotiation to extend it. He’s tied to the Bianconeri only until 2026. The parties haven’t gotten any closer to an agreement in recent months.

The Old Lady will sign Randal Kolo Muani and would have to find another high-profile striker if they parted ways with the Serb. Though, they’d be well-armed with cash in this scenario. Joshua Zirkzee has been frequently attached to them given his connection with Thiago Motta and uncertain situation at Manchester United.

The former Fiorentina ace would likely be open to a move to the Premier League, while he wasn’t too keen on transferring to Chelsea in the past. He’s having a decent but not superb season, having scored 12 times in 23 matches. His valuation is around €60M, Calciomercato informs.

Our Take on Arsenal, Juventus, and Vlahovic

January generally isn’t the window for mammoth deals, the Khvicha Kvaratskhelia exit threw that concept for a loop, and the Old Lady is in a much worse situation from a leverage standpoint with their no.9.  It’d be surprising but not shocking if they sold him in the next couple of weeks.