Manchester United They will be hoping they can turn around their strong form against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday afternoon. The Red Devils have been in terrible form, winning just one out of five matches In all competitions.
While the trip to their big rivals and the team currently at the top of the Premier League looks like a daunting task, it is not unlikely that they could win. After all, they had beaten Manchester City away from home five games ago.
If United lose, the misery will continue to pile up. It may not be long before that Reuben AmorimThe side are turning to the transfer market for a new addition.
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Unsurprisingly with a club like United, transfer rumors are already flowing, even though the January window is only a few days away. One of the players who has been linked with Old Trafford is the Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic.
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According to a report by journalist Enrico CamelhoSpeaking to Italian radio station Radio Le Sport, United could look to make a move for the Serbian striker. He thinks the idea is “reasonable,” but there will be a problem.
For the 24-year-old to swap the Old Lady for the Red Devils, United striker Joshua Zirkzee will have to go the other way. Camelho explained that “there is an idea for an exchange” between the two clubs, which would see the Dutchman reunited with his former coach in Bologna, Thiago Motta.
At this point, it is not clear where any money will be involved in the deal. However, Juventus may want to recover some of the amount £66.6 million They splurged on the Serbian in January 2022 when they bought him from Fiorentina.
Why would Vlahovic be a good signing?
It has been a fairly successful season so far for the Juventus number nine. The Serbian has scored 12 goals and provided two assists in 22 matches in all competitions, including seven goals in Serie A and four in five Champions League matches so far.
His record with Juve overall is impressive. in 123 matches for the Italian giantHe has 53 goals and 11 assists. On average, he gets a goal share every other appearance. This is in line with his 49 goals in 108 appearances for Fiorentina.
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Vlahovic statistics for each club |
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Statistics |
Partizan Belgrade |
Fiorentina |
Juventus |
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games |
27 |
108 |
123 |
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minutes |
528 |
7084 |
9005 |
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Objectives |
3 |
49 |
53 |
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Helps |
1 |
8 |
11 |
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Overall average for each game |
0.14 |
0.52 |
0.52 |
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Statistics from Transfer market |
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His best season in Turin came in the 2023-24 season. the £354,000 per week The striker scored 16 goals and provided three assists in 33 Serie A matches.
On the face of it, that's exactly what United need from their striker. This means that he is a real scorer who knows where the net is. It's simply something they don't have the term for.
However, this deal may become more attractive to Red Devils fans when comparisons are made between Vlahovic and their legendary striker Robin van Persie. When viewed, it is clear that they are similar players.
The Dutchman was one of the best strikers of his generation, and for United he was simply unstoppable. Van Persie scored 58 goals and made 15 assists In 105 matches with the club.
Arguably his best time in this famous red shirt was the title-winning hat-trick in the 2012/13 season, Sir Alex Ferguson's final season. In that campaign, the Dutchman scored 26 goals in 38 matches.
He is one of the purest goalscorers in the club's history, and the similarities to Vlahovic are there. They have been referred to By football scout Ben Mattinsonwho mentioned some of their shared traits including their “killer left foot”, before clarifying that he “could easily be talking about Van Persie or Vlahovic”.
In fact, the fact that both players are left-footed, physically dominant and have a strong ability to strike the ball, is an eerie similarity. There is no doubt that United fans would love to see Amorim sign his own version of their legendary striker.
Attacker “The Beast” As Mattinson described VlahovicHe could be the man United need to help take them back to the top. It has been a bad run, but bringing in the Serbian striker this month could change the team's fortunes.
