Overview

• Multiple Italian reports, echoed by UK outlets, say Juventus plan to make Dusan Vlahovic available in the January window to avoid losing him for nothing next summer.
• Chelsea and Manchester United are among the clubs reported to be assessing a winter move given his contract situation and expected lower fee.
• Vlahovic has alternated between starts and impact cameos this season, prompting debate in Italy over whether he should be benched, retained or sold.
• Despite the uncertainty, the 25-year-old has begun strongly with four goals in five appearances, including a Champions League brace against Borussia Dortmund.
• Summer additions up front, notably Jonathan David and reports also citing Loïs Openda, have reshaped Juventus’s striker pecking order and influenced the club’s calculus.