Anybody who has even the slightest bit of attention to Juventus’ summer will have noticed that the market around Dusan Vlahovic is ... not exactly piping hot. For a host of reasons, Vlahovic has become somewhat of an outlier in a striker market that has seen big names already move to new clubs for a whole lot of money.
But, as the month of July gets set to enter its final week, Vlahovic and his very large, Serie A-high salary are still at Juventus.
That means we are essentially looking for any glimmer
of hope that some sort of resolution could materialize. And what do you know? Juventus have reportedly — albeit indirectly — been talking with an old friend about potentially finding Vlahovic a new home.
According to SportItalia’s Alfredo Pedulla on Wednesday night, Juventus and AC Milan have held talks about a potential move for Vlahovic. Said move, as you might expect, would be far from a simple one considering that so much of the market around Vlahovic has boiled down to his massive €12 million net salary and reported unwillingness to lower it for most teams that might even have the slightest bit of interest in signing him. But with Milan, things might be different. New (and old) Milan manager Max Allegri wants to bring Vlahovic to the San Siro, according to Pedulla. And the feeling is mutual from Vlahovic’s point of view as well.
To make it happen, Juventus would want a transfer fee around €20 million with Vlahovic now officially being in the final year of his contract.
Another key detail, according to Pedulla, is potential severance pay Juve would have to give Vlahovic if he were to move and reduce his salary — which could complicate a deal even further.
#Vlahovic: primi contatti indiretti tra #Juventus e #Milan. Nodi da sciogliere, almeno fin qui nessun inserimento concreto e di gradimento da parte di altri club, vicenda da seguire https://t.co/sRwxtvw5nI
— Alfredo Pedullà (@AlfredoPedulla) July 23, 2025
Milan have reportedly wanted to sign Vlahovic for the past few weeks, but the biggest sticking point has been the elephant in the room: his league-high salary that weighs heavily on Juventus’ books at the current moment. Milan are unwilling to pay him anything close to that, and Vlahovic has shown that he isn’t going to sign a contract extension to help spread that out over another season — something that Juve have done a handful of times in the past with other players.
Pedulla notes: “Indirect contacts include, at the very least, a desire to make a move, in the hope of reaching a full agreement.”
So ... you’re saying there’s a chance?!
At this point, it’s just very early talks. But if there could be smoke, then there could be some sort of Vlahovic-related fire that sees his camp and Juventus actually advance in talks with the club in which his former manager now coaches at. The market is so quiet when it comes to Vlahovic that any sign of life is going to bring an extreme amount of hope that something actually does get done. Who knows if it actually will, but it sure feels like it’s more of a possibility as compared to any of the previous options in Turkey or Saudi Arabia that Vlahovic basically rejected in a couple of minutes. (Rough estimate on our part there.)
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