{"id":24862,"date":"2024-12-12T15:28:32","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T15:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=24862"},"modified":"2024-12-12T15:28:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T15:28:32","slug":"dusan-vlahovic-manchester-united-target-arsenal-juventus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/dusan-vlahovic-manchester-united-target-arsenal-juventus\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Set To Battle Arsenal For Signing Of Juventus Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Manchester United are reportedly interested in signing Arsenal target Dusan Vlahovic from Juventus in the upcoming January transfer window.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to reports, United have added the 24-year-old striker to their list of targets.<\/p>\n<p>Vlahovic is out of contract with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/juventus-2-0-manchester-city-champions-league-highlights\/\">Juventus<\/a> in June 2026, so the Italian giants may look to cash in and secure a decent transfer fee.<\/p>\n<p>Talks of a new deal are ongoing but are believed to have reached an impasse. <em>Football Insider<\/em> reported on Tuesday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/arsenal-vs-everton-f-c-stats\/\">Arsenal<\/a> are keen on signing the forward, but it now appears <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/man-city-vs-manchester-united-f-c-stats\/\">Manchester United<\/a> are joining the race.<\/p>\n<p>With the player&#8217;s contract situation uncertain, he is being monitored by a number of top clubs across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>So far this season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/dusan-vlahovic-transfer-news-arsenal\/\">Vlahovic<\/a> has ten goals and two assists in 18 appearances for Juventus.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United See Dusan Vlahovic As Gyokeres Alternative<\/h2>\n<p>Following the appointment of former Sporting CP boss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/man-united-star-luke-shaw-suffers-another-injury-setback-ruben-amorim\/\">Ruben Amorim<\/a>, it has been widely reported that United are keen on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/man-united-initial-contact-viktor-gyokeres\/\">Viktor Gyokeres<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Sporting star has a superb relationship with Amorim, and is believed to be interested in reuniting.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15517\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15517 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/gyokeresamorim-1-560x374.jpg\" alt=\"Viktor Gyokeres with former Sporting CP manager Ruben Amorim.\" width=\"560\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/gyokeresamorim-1-560x374.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/gyokeresamorim-1-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/gyokeresamorim-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/gyokeresamorim-1.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viktor Gyokeres with former Sporting CP manager Ruben Amorim.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Swedish international Gyokeres has scored a phenomenal 68 goals in 73 total appearances for Sporting.<\/p>\n<p>United are expected to make signing the 26-year-old a major priority in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>New Arrival Joshua Zirkzee has struggled, and was brought in under old boss Erik ten Hag, so may not be the sort of player Amorim favours.<\/p>\n<p>Zirkzee has just three goals in 23 United appearances, and is performing well below the level required.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, it seems likely the club will aim to bring in a top-level striker at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>Whether this will be Viktor Gyokeres, Dusan Vlahovic &#8211; or somebody else &#8211; remains to be seen. 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