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Italian soccer journalist Alfredo Pedulla reveals the backstory of how the talks between Juventus and Dusan Vlahovic hit a snag.
The Bianconeri signed the Serbian bomber from their rivals Fiorentina in January 2022 for a whopping €85 million. His contract additionally features a loyalty bonus that sees his wages rising with each new marketing campaign. So after three years at Continassa, he has now turn out to be the best earner in Serie A with an astronomical web wage of 12 million euros.
For sure, the 25-year-old has hardly produced the kind of shows that warrant these figures, at the least not on a constant foundation. Due to this fact, the Serie A giants have been determined to barter a brand new take care of the striker and his agent Darko Ristic, and for a number of causes.
For one, the participant’s present deal will expire in June 2026, so until they handle to push again the deadline, Juventus will probably be pressured to promote him subsequent summer season to keep away from shedding him totally free a yr later – a manoeuvre additionally they deployed with Federico Chiesa final summer season.
Furthermore, the administration is hoping to persuade the striker to simply accept extra reasonably priced wages. However as Pedulla explains, their makes an attempt have to this point been futile, as he reveals some behind-the-scenes anecdotes.
“In 2022, the Vlahovic coup for a lot of would have been the panacea for all ills,” mentioned the well-known Italian journalist on his YouTube channel (through JuventusNews24).
“Now it’s been three years and it has turn out to be an enormous drawback. I’ll let you know a behind-the-scenes story in regards to the final actual dialogue, the place they determined to proceed till the contract ran out.
“12 million for the loyalty bonus. That’s simply insanity. Now they’re paying for these follies. If we mentioned it’s not an issue, we’d be mendacity to ourselves.
“The air had turn out to be heavy since September, when the agent mentioned that they weren’t keen to unfold the wage. That cash was promised to him, so what might you do now?
“There was a secret assembly in December, and the membership administrators mentioned they will renew with an answer that’s good for everybody, however then again, Vlahovic mentioned they need to proceed with the identical phrases and see what occurs. Little by little, the participant misplaced his contact, and Motta then selected Kolo Muani.”
The French striker joined Juventus on mortgage from PSG and instantly made his debut as a starter in opposition to Napoli, and even managed to attain the opener, albeit the competition ended with a defeat.
