Juventus could be prepared to offer up Dusan Vlahovic to Manchester United in a proposed swap deal for Jadon Sancho, according to reports in Italy.
Sancho is expected to move on from Old Trafford this summer having returned to United following a largely underwhelming loan spell with Chelsea.
While Sancho ended his temporary stay with Chelsea on a high by scoring in the side’s Europa Conference League final win over Real Betis, the club rejected the chance to sign the 25-year-old on a permanent basis.
The Blues were even forced to accept a £5million penalty fee to get out of an obligation in their contract for the former Borussia Dortmund star.
Several top clubs across Europe are believed to be keeping close tabs on Sancho’s situation, including Napoli, with the forward reportedly reaching a verbal agreement with the Serie A champions.
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But according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus remain in the hunt and have ‘not let go’ of Sancho since first registering an interest in the England international over a year ago.
It’s claimed the ‘direct link has never been broken’ between Sancho’s camp and and Juventus and the attacker could be prepared to accept a pay cut to push through a switch to Turin, where he would have an opportunity to resurrect his stuttering career.
Sancho considers Juve’s shirt to be ‘prestigious’ and talks between Juve and United are ongoing through various intermediaries.
The report suggests that two teams could even consider the possibility of an exchange agreement involving Sancho and Vlahovic.
However, Vlahovic has so far been unreceptive to the prospect of leaving Juventus, with clubs in Turkey and the Saudi Pro League monitoring the situation.
It’s claimed Juve midfielder Douglas Luiz, formerly of Aston Villa, is another player who could be used as a bargaining chip option in a proposed swap agreement.
United are said to have explored a move for Luiz in January, only for the Brazilian to stay on with Juve for the remainder of the 2024/25 campaign.
Vlahovic joined Juventus in a €70million (£60m) deal from Fiorentina back in 2022 and the 25-year-old striker has gone on to score 57 goals in 144 games for The Old Lady.
The Serbia international scored the decisive goal to help Juve win the Coppa Italia last year – his only piece of silverware to date since arriving at the club.
His current contract at Juventus Stadium is due to expire in 12 months’ time.
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