Vlahovic, the Chiesa case scares Juve: Giuntoli, the future is the new coup

Dusan's contract on the management table: meeting with Ristic soon, in the new DV9 project he is the priority but the salary issue needs to be resolved

Juve's coup : Vlahovic . No, we didn't accidentally put an article on the page from January 28, 2022, when the Bianconeri club bought the center forward from Fiorentina. If anything, we may have anticipated the incipit of an article from the future, more or less near. Because Juve 's next coup will be - or rather, it is likely that it will be - Vlahovic: not his purchase, obviously, but the extension of his contract. With the incoming market closed with a series of fireworks worthy of the classic end-of-summer parties, from Conceiçao to Koopmeiners via Nico Gonzalez , and the puzzle of the outgoings almost solved, with only Arthur and Kostic to sort out, Cristiano Giuntoli's priority will soon become the renewal of DV9. A topic that was already addressed before the summer with the attacker's agent, Darko Ristic , demonstrating its importance and the Bianconeri's desire to reach a solution.

Vlahovic, a heavy salary

A solution that the parties will soon return to seeking and whose importance and urgency, for now relative but not too much, have two roots. One strictly economic, the other that in addition to the financial aspect involves the technical and market aspect, proving crucial for the planning of the future of Juventus. The first issue, the one that had pushed Giuntoli and Vlahovic 's entourage to confront each other already last spring , is related to the salary of the twenty-four year old bomber: increased as per contract to 12 million net for this and next season. A figure outside the new parameters of the Juventus club, as evidenced by the salary cap lowered by 27 million compared to last season and the comparison with the salaries of his teammates: Douglas Luiz and Koopmeiners, the hits of the last market, earn less than half, 4.5 and 5 million, and Bremer fresh from the renewal and second highest paid in the squad just exceeds 6.

DV9, an engagement to be tweaked

At the same time as the extension, Juventus would like to lower DV9's salary, which weighs 21 million gross, and clearly the player, who didn't point a gun at anyone's head when he signed, isn't enthusiastic about the prospect. He is enthusiastic, however, about being at Juve, something he shows with his words and attitudes and which can be of great help in reaching a solution that satisfies everyone: and which could be found by Giuntoli and Ristic through a formula - for example the inclusion of bonuses - that makes the gross salary less burdensome for Juventus and avoids a clear cut for Vlahovic . Squaring the circle, however, could take time. And Juventus and, above all, Vlahovic have time . Especially Vlahovic because the passing of weeks and months isn't a problem for him, while for Juventus it could become one, if too many pass.

Avoid a Chiesa 2.0

The striker's current contract expires on June 30, 2026: next summer, if the renewal has not arrived in the meantime, he would therefore find himself in a similar situation to the one Federico Chiesa was in until a few weeks ago . Similar and not the same because it would be identical from a contractual point of view - 12 months from the expiry: therefore either renewal, or sale with the handle of the knife on the buyer's side or risk losing him for free a year later - but very different from a technical point of view. While Chiesa has never been included in Thiago Motta 's plans , Vlahovic is at the center of the new Juventus coach's project and, if this does not change, Juventus will be able to continue to negotiate the renewal with him also next summer and possibly also during the following season, the one that would lead to the expiry, continuing in the meantime to exploit his qualities on the pitch. Strengthened by an economic offer that would still remain high level both from an economic and a sporting point of view.

Giuntoli-Ristic, new contacts

That said, it would certainly be better for the Bianconeri club to be able to reach an agreement before the summer of 2025, also to be able to plan for the future without having to deal with an unknown in such an important role. This is why contacts between Giuntoli and Ristic will soon resume , with the aim of ensuring that Vlahovic , who in the meantime is training at Continassa after having given up the national team for family reasons and is aiming to return to scoring at Empoli on September 14, is once again Juve 's transfer hit .