As we all know by now, Juventus are building their squad around Dusan Vlahovic, and putting the number 9 on the Serbian’s back is the latest indication of his importance to the project.
Nonetheless, the 22-year-old needs to be surrounded by players who can take some of the burden off his back.
With Alvaro Morata gone for now and Moise Kean’s future up in the air, the Bianconeri are in a dire need for a new striker who can act as a backup for the former Fiorentina star.
According to Tuttosport via ilBianconero, Marko Arnautovic is Max Allegri’s favorite candidate for the role.
While the source believes that the Austrian would gladly join the Old Lady’s ranks, Bologna’s approval remains the most significant hurdle.
The 33-year-old joined the Emilians last season, cementing himself as one of the pillars of the squad.
Therefore, the Rossoblu aren’t planning on parting ways with their bomber who’s tied to a contract until 2024. Hence, it would take a lucrative offer to convince them.
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Strong, technical, experienced and prolific in front of goal. No wonder why Allegri is fond of Arnautovic.
However, if Bologna continue to play hardball, the management will eventually have to look elsewhere rather than splashing a large sum on a veteran backup.
Reading about Juve this period is so so so annoying. There’s nothing cheering to read about!
we had Mandzukic, but no – we kicked him out. Now we focus on Arnautovic with such attention. The Paratici effect will haunt us for the rest of the Juve life.
It makes sense to go for a 33 year old as backup as he’s only gonna get limited playing time.
But of course everybody are gonna be crying out about his age as if having only youngsters has ever been a bulletproof success. You need a mix to both have hunger and routine in the squad.
BEST solution would have been ALVARO MORATA ( perhaps it might still happen) but as back up ARNAUTOVIC would do well,