Alessandro Matri insists Dusan Vlahovic is accountable for his shortcomings

Former Juventus striker Alessandro Matri believes Dusan Vlahovic is the principle offender in his personal demise in Turin.

The Serbian has been the membership’s largest funding for the reason that arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo in the summertime of 2018. He accomplished a switch from arch-rivals Fiorentina for circa €85 million and is now the very best earner in Serie A with a yearly internet wage of 12 million euros.

Nonetheless, the bomber’s shows on the pitch hardly justify these astronomical figures, particularly in his latest outings the place he’s been struggling to carry up the ball and join together with his teammates.

Vlahovic’s shortcomings had been one of many causes that prompted the administration so as to add Randal Kolo Muani to their ranks. The Frenchman has already scored on his debut, albeit it resulted in a 1-2 defeat by the hands of Napoli.

However whereas many followers and pundits have been pointing the finger at Thiago Motta and his administration of the massive ahead, Matri reminded us that the identical was stated about Max Allegri in earlier years, with the previous Juventus coach accused of his failing to correctly deal with the star striker.

Therefore, the retired Italian footballer insists Vlahovic is the primary accountable for his underwhelming performances, though he admits the shortage of service hasn’t helped his case.

“Vlahovic hasn’t improved for 3 years,” stated Matri throughout his look on Urgent (by way of Nicolo Schira’s X account. “They blamed Allegri in earlier years, however now he additionally has issues with Motta.

“It stays to be seen whether or not it’s solely his fault or whether or not he’s struggling due to the few balls that come to him. There’s additionally the contract drawback.”

The Serbian worldwide’s contract will expire in June 2026. So until the 2 events handle to discover a breakthrough within the coming months, Juventus shall be probably seeking to promote the participant in the summertime, just like Federico Chiesa’s case.