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Real Madrid: The 2 reasons why they didn't snatch Dusan Vlahovic from Juventus

Real Madrid have reportedly turned down the opportunity to sign Dusan Vlahovic from Fiorentina in January before Juventus bagged $80mfor the coveted striker. Here, check out the two reasons behind their decision.

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By martín o’donnell

Dusan Vlahovic during his presentation at Juventus.
© Daniele Badolato - Juventus FC/Juventus FC via Getty ImagesDusan Vlahovic during his presentation at Juventus.

In what has been a rather slow winter transfer window – except for the deadline dayDusan Vlahovic was probably the biggest name on the market before he signed for Juventus. However, things could have gone differently for the striker.

The 22-year-old sensation has been heavilylinked to Arsenal in the past month but it seems that he could have made an even bigger move to Real Madrid. According to Jesus Gallego of Spanish radio station Cadena Ser, Fiorentina have offered Vlahovic to Los Blancos before The Old Ladysubmitted an offer.

The report claims that the Florence outfit preferred to sell their top player to the LaLiga giants not only to prevent the Serie A rivals from landing their star but also to cash in more money. However, Real Madrid had two reasons to passon Vlahovic.

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Real Madrid’s priority target is Kylian Mbappe

According to the report, Real Madrid’sintention to sign Kylian Mbappe in the summer isone of the reasons why they turned down the opportunity given by Fiorentina. Vlahovic has apparently been on their radar before but Los Blancos prefer to wait and landwho has been their priority target all these years.

Real Madrid didn’t want to change thingsat this point of the season

It’s also understood that Real Madrid are satisfied with their attack this season and would prefer to make changes when the 2022-23 concludes and not before then. The team has been doing well so far andstill hasa lot of challenges on the horizon.Karim Benzema has been prolific andVinicius Junior is having his best season at the Santiago Bernabeu, so they didn’t see why theyneeded to change that.

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