The official announcement is here: Dusan Vlahovic is a Juventus player. Fiorentina have accepted a whopping €75m transfer fee for the Serbian marksman, making him the fifth most expensive incoming transfer in Juventus history.
He had made it clear that he would not be extending his contract at the Stadio Artemio Franchi and the his never-ending transfer saga has now come to a close. Arsenal looked like the most likely contender to snap up his services, but the Bianconeri have beaten any competition to seal the deal.
Vlahovic has now completed his initial fitness test and medical examination ahead of his move.
Here’s Dusan Vlahović set to undergo his medical as new Juventus player. Top deal for €70m plus €5m add ons, €7m per season to the player. ? #Vlahovic
Official statement now ready. Shirt number expected, 28. ??
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— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 28, 2022
The 22-year-old will sign his long-term contract with the club in the coming hours, before starting to train with the first team. He is expected to start over the weekend, as La Vecchia Signora prepare to welcome Hellas Verona at the Allianz Stadium.
Vlahovic will continue his career in Italy with Juventus, looking to extend his highly impressive goalscoring form in the peninsula – having scored 20 goals (17 in Serie A and 3 in Coppa Italia) in 24 appearances for Fiorentina this season already. The Capocannoniere award seems to up for grabs for Vlahovic this term as he is equal on goals with Ciro Immobile after 23 games.
Since the 2020/21 season, Vlahovic has scored as many @SerieA_EN goals as Morata, Dybala and Chiesa combined.
Now he's joining Juventus ⚪⚫ pic.twitter.com/2iOk204Rql
— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) January 27, 2022
The Bianconeri have scored 34 goals – the second worst goalscoring record of the top ten teams – and his transfer will arrive as a breath of fresh air for Juventus, who have so far struggled upfront this campaign.