It doesn’t matter how well Arsenal are doing in the league, the fact the Gunners will be playing Champions League football next year means Mikel Arteta needs more players in his squad going forward.
He might also need a plan B, which is where someone like Dusan Vlahovic, whom the Spaniard already tried to sign just over a year ago, would make sense.
Gazzetta dello Sport are the latest to push the idea that Arsenal could return for the player, even if he would cost a bit more than what Fiorentina sold him for.
They explain that despite the reassurances from chiefs within Juventus that the Serbia international is a cornerstone of their future, the reality of missing out on top European football following the 15 point deduction in the league mean they could be forced to sell.
Vlahovic is one of their best assets, which is why he is always mentioned, and Arsenal are one of the suitors frequently associated with him.
Gazzetta explain that beyond a team like Real Madrid, who will need to replace Karim Benzema at some point, there are Premier League teams interested.
Arsenal are among them, with it recalled they had ‘already tested the waters’ to buy him from Fiorentina, because Arteta is ‘attracted by the characteristics’ he has to offer.
That’s also because he ‘doesn’t have a player like him in the squad’, and why they could end up spending big next summer to add more options to their squad with the Champions League in mind.
As for Juventus in all this, it’s believed they will ‘hold out up to a certain point’, but could eventually ‘let him leave’, especially if they cannot end up in any of the European cups next season.
