Vlahovic arrives at Juventus for his medical after £62m move
Dusan Vlahovic arrives at Juventus for his medical as he prepares to seal £62m move from Fiorentina after the Serbian striker turned down the chance to join Arsenal to remain in Serie A
- Vlahovic waves to supporters as he arrived at the J Medical Centre in Turin
- Subject to a successful medical, he will complete his £62m move to Juventus
- Serbian decided to leave Fiorentina and stay in Italy despite Arsenal interest
Dusan Vlahovic has arrived in Turin for his Juventus medical as the Serbia forward closes in on a £62million move from Fiorentina.
The 21-year-old, who had been heavily linked with a mega-money move to Arsenal before opting to remain in Italy, waved to fans as he checked in to the club’s J Medical centre.
Vlahovic, who agreed personal terms with Juventus earlier this week, had scored 20 goals in 24 matches for Fiorentina this season.
Dusan Vlahovic gives the thumbs up outside the Juventus medical centre as he prepares to seal a £62million transfer from Fiorentina
The Serbia striker smiled and gave the thumbs up to supporters who’d gathered to greet him
The 21-year-old striker had been heavily linked with a mega-money move to Arsenal
Reports in Italy suggest Vlahovic will earn £5.8m per season net at the Allianz Stadium and will sign a long-term contract.
Mikel Arteta was keen to bring Vlahovic to the Emirates Stadium, viewing him as an upgrade on Arsenal outcast Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
But the Gunners will now be forced to turn their attention to other forward targets such as Alexander Isak, Victor Osimhen, Luka Jovic and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Isak extended his contract last October and Sociedad capitalised on the chance to insert a €90million (£75m) release in the deal, but his is the only potential deal that would require little negotiation if the Gunners are willing to stump up the fee.
Vlahovic took time to greet fans and pose for selfies as he prepared for his medical at Juventus
Vlahovic was enjoying an excellent season with Fiorentina, scoring 24 goals in 20 matches
Juventus will hope Vlahovic can help them close the 11-point gap to Serie A leaders Inter Milan
Arsenal have just three recognised first-team strikers available for them at the moment in Gabriel Martinelli, Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah.
Former club captain Aubameyang has not featured for the club since the start of December after seeing the armband taken away from him due to repeated disciplinary breaches.
Both Lacazette and Nketiah will see their contracts expire at the end of the season, while Sportsmail revealed last week that Aubameyang has been the subject of interest from Saudi Arabian teams.
Young forward Folarin Balogun left the club in January to join Middlesbrough on loan.
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