Vlahovic offered to United: the response says it all! And Milan defends itself.

SENT TO HERZOGENAURACH - He remains the number nine, as he likes to remind us. But who knows for how much longer. Time passes, the days add up, the transfer window gets shorter. But no, a breakthrough isn't coming, especially for Dusan Vlahovic . The striker is in Herzogenaurach with a diametrically opposed spirit to a year ago, when everyone's idea, especially Thiago Motta's, was to inject new life into him, more strength, pampering and then prodding him, to bring out his pride—which has never been lacking—and transform it into the fuel capable of igniting the flame of the great centre-forward. A season has passed and Dusan has not only remained the same question mark as always, but has, if anything, become a completely unresolved issue. Therefore, beyond redemption. The rumours of the last few hours have increased the need to turn the page, and a little for everyone: again this weekend, DV9 was proposed by some intermediaries even to Manchester United , from whom the response was far from what was hoped for, but not different from what was expected.

After a year spent at Old Trafford experiencing the striker curse, with Hojlund and Zirkzee both failing to deliver, the Red Devils' board intends to play it safe. So, Benjamin Sesko is the primary target. Not Vlahovic, considered a last-minute gamble, a (remote) possibility if nothing really pans out. So? Nothing that other negotiations haven't already had: the option has been rejected, and the sender, i.e., those working on the outgoing deal, is now once again looking for a place, to be tailored to the striker's expectations and ambitions. Not exactly secondary considerations. In the meantime, the former Fiorentina player is working with the knowledge that he can't do otherwise. The goal is to reach a team that can satisfy him financially and meet his seasonal objectives, and of the more or less concrete offers that have landed on his table so far, the only one that has received any attention beyond a tentative reaction has been that of AC Milan .

Furthermore, the Rossoneri would satisfy him on his salary, with a total offer of €6 million per year. The remainder, however, would need to be settled. First, with the severance package requested, and from the Bianconeri themselves: €10 million to get out of the way . Then, an agreement between the two clubs would need to be reached, though this is far from being finalized at the moment: Tare is willing to pay up to €10 million, and to this figure he would like to potentially add another player, one of those surplus to requirements at Milanello. A conciliatory move, rather than a formal offer. And a way, in particular, to demonstrate their commitment to Dusan, because the winds of the transfer market can change suddenly and one cannot be unprepared for potential insults. Juventus is well aware of this, as they are waiting for Kolo Muani in a training camp in Germany to avoid English arrivals (like Tottenham). Until yesterday, Randal was still in Paris, training among the surplus players, awaiting a call that could come soon. And that would definitively open a new cycle, while at the same time closing the most surreal one: monstrous salaries, small performances.

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