Manchester United have reportedly been offered Juventus‘ top scorer from the last three seasons in exchange for Joshua Zirkzee.
The Italian giants appear willing to hand over 24-year-old Dusan Vlahovic – who they signed for £62million from Fiorentina in January 2022 – for four-goal man Zirkzee.
Zirkzee has had a tough start at Old Trafford since signing from Bologna for £36.5m and was reportedly reduced to tears after being sarcastically cheered off by United fans just 33 minutes into their 2-0 loss to Newcastle last week.
TalkSPORT reports that Juventus have offered Vlahovic as part of a swap deal, with the forward’s contract up in 18 months ‘time.
Juventus would seemingly rather trade out one of their prized asset for the 23-year-old than lose him for free in the summer of 2026.
Vlahovic has scored 12 goals in 23 games this season and is well on the way to beating his impressive tally of 18 from last campaign.
However, he also ranks second in Serie A for big chances missed (12) and is perceived as contributing in a limited capacity beyond his goals, in a similar way to Erling Haaland at Manchester City.
Part of the reason for his potential offloading is that he is not seen to fit manager Thiago Motta’s playing style.
