Reported Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal January transfer target Dusan Vlahovic has told Politika.rs that he does not want to leave Fiorentina this month.
Vlahovic, linked with Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal and Antonio Conte’s Tottenham, wants to finish the season with Fiorentina.
The Serbia international striker wants to take the Serie A club to Europe.
Arsenal and Tottenham interest in Dusan Vlahovic
Corriere dello Sport (print edition, page 18, November 14, 2021) reported that Tottenham are leading the race for Vlahovic.
Sport Mediaset reported in December that Arsenal are ready to make an offer of €80 million (£67.31 million) for the 21-year-old striker.
Vlahovic told Politika.rs, as translated by Football Italia: “I’ve said it several times so far. There is a good football story being made here in Florence.
” We have a good team, great players, great support from the fans. Everything deserves respect.
“Only God knows what will happen in the next period. My desire is to take Fiorentina to Europe, because we haven’t been in Europe for a long time. We’ll see.”
Transfer blow
In our opinion, Vlahovic’s comments about his future are a blow to Arsenal and Tottenham.
The Serbia international striker clearly wants to finish the season with Fiorentina.
And, according to reports, Tottenham and Arsenal want to sign the Serbian in the January transfer window.
Both Spurs and the Gunners are aiming to finish in the Premier League top four.
And both could do with a new striker.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has not been playing for Arsenal for a while now, while Harry Kane is not at his best yet.
Moreover, Vlahovic is 21, which means that he would be a great signing for any club in the long run.
The Fiorentina no.9 has scored 16 goals and provided two assists in 19 Serie A games so far this season.
Vlahovic scored 21 goals and gave three assists in the league last season.
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