Arsenal remains highly interested in signing Dusan Vlahovic, with the possibility of a move materialising in the current transfer window following the injury to Gabriel Jesus. The Brazilian striker’s injury, alongside Bukayo Saka’s and several other key players being sidelined, could push Arsenal to take immediate action in the market this month.
Initially, Arsenal had planned to wait until the end of the season before making any significant moves in the transfer market. However, with the team struggling with injury concerns, particularly in attack, the Gunners may be forced to adjust their strategy and strengthen their squad now.
The most pressing need for Arsenal at this stage is bolstering their attacking options, and a striker has become a priority for the club. With a number of high-profile players being unavailable in January, the transfer window is often a challenging time to secure top talent. Nevertheless, the situation surrounding Vlahovic at Juventus has opened up the possibility of a transfer.
Juventus has been in negotiations with Vlahovic over a new contract, but the two parties have struggled to come to terms. This ongoing impasse could lead the Italian giants to consider selling the Serbian striker, particularly if he continues to reject their contract proposals.
In a development that suggests Vlahovic could be on the move, Italian publication Tuttosport reports that his agent is travelling to Turin, possibly for a meeting to discuss the player’s future. If Vlahovic does not reach an agreement with Juventus in the near future, the club may be inclined to sell him, and Arsenal could be ready to take advantage of the situation.

Should Vlahovic become available this month, he would be a world-class addition to the Arsenal squad. The striker’s physical presence, finishing ability, and experience in one of Europe’s top leagues make him an ideal fit for the Gunners’ needs. Arsenal must act quickly and decisively if they wish to secure the Serbian forward’s services during this window.
Adding Vlahovic to their ranks would significantly enhance Arsenal’s attacking options and strengthen their pursuit of the Premier League title. With the transfer window still open, the Gunners will be hoping to conclude a deal that could prove pivotal in the second half of the season.
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A big mistake to sign the juve center forward. Instead they should go for the number 10 of juve Vidiz.
It’s more a matter of who’s available brother
@CM
Thing is, once we tie him down, we’re stuck with him. Hope won’t demand a big salary.
What a weird way of looking at a potential signing NY!!
Surely, if we sign someone, we WANT to be “stuck” with them?
At least one report claims that personal terms have been accepted at 75,000£/wk (twice his current wages).
Oops. That is regarding Zubimendi. Sorry.
Not much money is it, for a superstar who can have huge impact on team performance? I know you may say it sounds crazy, but I think we should pay Zoob more than that.
Dusan is on 350k at Juve.
Yes, if the deal comes to fruition the wages are minimal compared to others in our squad. This is what I like about it so that if our analysis of his success in the PL does happen to be off it will be much more easy financially to deal with the error in judgment going forward. Of course, from his perspective he’ll still be doubling what he makes now so at least in the short-term it will feel like a windfall. I’m just hoping that he has been the driving force behind Sociedad doing as well as they have (which isn’t that great imo) over the last half dozen years. I anticipated Merino likely fitting in well enough with us but not very likely to make a huge impact (as I had mentioned back in August on JA).
At least from my very limited observations, I’m not entirely convinced that Dusan would be that much of an overall upgrade so I wouldn’t try to do a deal that put him on wages anywhere near 350k.
I truly hope my reservations regarding Dusan and/or Zubimendi if they join ultimately prove to be totally off the mark. I’m also not ready to judge Merino conclusively based on such a limited and very unsettled time on the pitch for us. I trust much more in the experts being right more often than I do my layman opinions. COYG!
Zoob ain’t no transfer that will fail, he’s the truth. He’s our Rodri.
Some young players can’t wait to turn 17 and leave home and go play football, Zoob might be different, might get homesick at first. We are all different. That’s why I always knew the Liverpool move was never on – it was this enclave of home here, or Real. Manager from his hometown, Ode and Merino already mates.
Merino and Ode will take him out for fish and chips soon as he gets here – so he can be violently sick all night and know he can’t touch that again. Ricky will introduce him to drill, so he can learn English and communicate in the dressing room. As a club we’ll all throw our arms round him. It’s going to work. Love Zooby already.
I just hope we as a club have something approaching the success with Zubimendi that MC has had with Rodri and certainly much more than Real Sociedad as had with Zubimendi over many seasons. Typically, a player can only be as good as the team around them allows them to be so I’m hoping for the best.
The guy is a good player but Michael arteta is so stubborn.
he don’t want to sign a striker
In my own opinion I think this is the best season for arsenal to win the league if only a arteta find a good striker
I don’t like him to be honest abt myself
Not as bad as everyone thinks, the numbers do lie sometimes.
If you watch him play he does pass the eye test. So I wouldn’t be worried about his performance.
My only worry is who will we miss out on if this goes through.
I would have preferred to see Isak or Boniface in an Arsenal shirt.
Especially Boniface who will probably have a reasonable price tag and looks like a once in a generation player.
Here’s my prediction. Arsenal will be indecisive as most of the time and we’ll lose out on Sesko, Gyokeres, and Vlahović. Let’s not forget we also need a winger, and Nico Williams is available, but again, we will take too long and miss out. If we take Vlahovic, it should be on a loan with an option to buy.
Vlahovic and Williams – then Zubimendi…
I don´t know if they get it right – but Havertz is certainly the guy you build around (cursed with 6!!! years not having a real striker to play with + guys who can´t play powerful, straight precise passes).
like Dušan Vlahović. He’s not just the big physical lump with fantastic finishing touch and scoring record, Dusan definitely has more pace than Gorkeres, Harlaand and Isak. He will be on pens and direct free kicks for us, a forte of his. At under £60M you are nearly half the money you’d fork out for Gorkeres or Isak. He most likely the only top finisher available in this window, having fallen out with his manager, contract ticking down no talks taking place, he has already been replaced in the team, benched even before the latest striker brought in.
Yet I can assure you 110%, Dušan Vlahović is definitely not coming to Arsenal. Not in January. Not in the summer.
How am I so confident? The reason Vlahović has fallen out with his manager – he refuses to help the team defend, he wants to save all his energies to scoring goals. Romano categorically states, no contact by Arsenal with the man’s camp, or his Old Lady. Contrary to other media reports, Arsenal have decided against Vlahović’s personality and attitude about working hard for the team in defensive shape.
Quoted Fabrizio Romano to back up my hunch. Romano does often offer contrary news to others. Sky News more cautious too.
I feel with some clubs, there’s cosy relationship with journalist, it helps move unwanted players out, talk up fictional talks with possible (desperate) buyers, also helps soften up transfer targets to come to them, with completely fictitious stories planted once, but regurgitate many times in social media giving impression there is no smoke without fire.
Today’s Trent Alexander-Arnold stories in the Spanish press for example, doing a clubs work for them, but debunked by Sky. Likewise Vlahović to us in Italian press, and Gorkeres to everyone could be from club wanting a bidding war, likewise agents as it goes Kerching every time their player moves.
As Eric says in the adverts: who can you trust?
To me the USP of Romano and Sky is not to make stories up, but play it straight, often debunking them. Do you see my point?
Romano is the worst of the lot. When That man u kid who abused his girlfriend and had to be moved out of England started playing for some club in Spain, Romano tweeted about 4 times during the week about him making his debut and doing well or whatever. Basically fulfilling his obligation to someone he’s indebted to.
Personally, the only journalists whom I trust to give accurate information on transfers and club intentions are Fabrizio and David Ornstein.
Arsenal have definitely used media in past to throw a squirrel dead or otherwise – everything about chasing the injury prone and unattainable Isak, a mere smoke screen right now to operate under.
I’m okay with all that. Sesko looked so raw to me at the Euros, but, if you scout him on technical ability alone, he is already better than Haaland and Gorkeres and always will be – can you see those other two lumps playing multiple positions other than 9 like our Sesko can? Technical potential decided our new 9 in this case, over more experienced, proven finishers.
Arteta’s first no. 9 signing. Sesko. I can’t wait to get behind him.
(note – no actual squirrels harmed in the making of the transfer)
I wonder how you got to the conclusion that Vlahovic is faster than Gyokeres, a little bit of research shows otherwise. Gyokeres is a better finisher as well. Above all, I personally prefer right footed strikers to the left footed ones
As more pace than Isak and Haaland as well 🤔
He’s a good finisher but he’s the slowest player out of the four you have mentioned by a long shot .
I would nt mind him at a reasonable price though and at a young age as plenty of time to develop (under a new coach )
Desperate times!!! A very unpleasant person, and if he values his fingers, let’s hope we don’t play PSG.
He may be the best of what’s available, but to me he comes as someone who may be overhyped.
His wages are slightly unArsenal and I can’t understand why we are perennially linked with him. Rather let others have him …..
Seems he has a bit of an ego problem. Not the kind of player that I would like to see in an Arsenal shirt.
If it happens,it will be d best transact for the gunners. He is good finisher,a free kick taker and a good header..He height,physique,and movement are huge advantage. I love him,only that chosed Juv.ahead of Arsenal in 2021.He is the best option as it stance.
Lets hope he comes or else any other striker comes in this transfer window, we need a striker urgently.
I don’t think he’s been a good signing for Juve and he isn’t worth the large fee and huge wages Yes we need a striker but we can’t make the wrong signing even if we are desperate