According to reports, Arsenal is prepared to recruit Dusan Vlahovic, a striker for Juventus, on a free transfer this summer. This might be one of the most intense summer transfer wars. For the time being, Arsenal’s only concern is winning the Champions League in Budapest on Saturday night when they take on Paris Saint-Germain in an attempt to win the trophy for the first time in their history.
Having defeated Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City club to win the Premier League, the Gunners team enters one of the most important games in its history with a sense of confidence. After defeating Inter Milan 5-0 at this time last year, PSG advanced to the final of Europe’s top club championship in back-to-back seasons, but defeating Luis Enrique’s team will be another difficult fight.
Off the pitch, work will begin on how Arsenal can bolster their team in order to advance in the Champions League and maintain their Premier League title the following season.
With his Juventus contract set to expire on June 30, Vlahovic might emerge as one of the major focal points of the summer transfer market, according to Soccer Hooligan. The Serie A powerhouses, who missed out on Champions League football after falling out of the top four in the last few weeks of the season, are expected to lose the £400,000-per-week Serbian international.
Ten elite European teams, including four Premier League teams, are reportedly thinking about signing the 26-year-old this summer. Arsenal is one of them; the recently crowned Premier League winners are reportedly quite interested in signing Vlahovic.
Despite some questions regarding how he might fit into Arteta’s tactical style, he is of “strong interest” to the Gunners and high on their shortlist. Manchester United, Newcastle United, and Chelsea are among the other English teams interested in the Serbian centre-forward.