The future of Dusan Vlahovic at Juventus has become one of the more curious subplots of this winter window. Besiktas are pulling out all the stops to...
The future of Dusan Vlahovic at Juventus has become one of the more curious subplots of this winter window. Besiktas are pulling out all the stops to land the Serbian striker, with even a personal phone call from Vincenzo Italiano designed to sell the project. Yet the player is not budging. Not yet anyway.GoalZaza understands that Vlahovic could keep both clubs waiting for another six weeks. That is an eternity in football. Juventus need a decision to balance their books and plan for the second half of the season. Besiktas need a focal point, a clinical finisher to spearhead their push for silverware. But Vlahovic, it seems, is playing the long game.What is he waiting for Perhaps a clearer picture of his place in Thiago Motta's tactical setup. Perhaps the faint hope of a move to a Champions League club come summer. He has the physicality and the finishing instincts that suit a side that thrives on transitional play. Yet his game time in Turin has been patchy, his confidence dented by a system that does not always feed him the ball in dangerous areas.Besiktas believe they can offer him the keys to the attack, the adulation of a massive fanbase, and the freedom to play without the suffocating pressure of Italian football's obsession with structure. But Vlahovic wants guarantees. And guarantees take time. Can he really afford to let six weeks slip by while his career stands still That is the question nobody yet has a definitive answer for.For now, the striker is a man in limbo, and both Juventus and Besiktas must sit tight. It is squeaky bum time for the directors. One thing is certain: when Vlahovic finally decides, it will send ripples through the market.
