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The dust is starting to settle after reports came out Wednesday that Dusan Vlahovic\u2019s time was coming to an end and the Serbian striker is heading toward the exits at Continassa when his contract expires in less than a month. Vlahovic left the club\u2019s headquarters quickly shortly before those reports came out, speeding out of the front gates and driving away for the last time as a Juve player.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
As afternoon turned into night in Turin, we got confirmation of it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Juventus Director of Football Strategy Giorgio Chiellini confirmed Wednesday night that Vlahovic is leaving the club after the two sides could not agree to a new contract that would keep the 26-year-old striker that is responsible for the Bianconeri forking over \u20ac80 million-plus to Fiorentina 4 1\/2 years ago in a club-record deal for a January signing. Chiellini, a former teammate of Vlahovic when he first signed with Juve in 2022, didn\u2019t have much to say, but said enough to get his point across both in terms of the player\u2019s future and how the club felt about what he was asking for with a new salary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Here is what Chiellini said regarding things end with Vlahovic after contract talks broke off once and for all:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\u201cI am very sad, he cared about Juve right up to the last minute. He is a serious professional. With these figures, he won\u2019t remain in Italy, so it is only fair and legitimate that he is seeking a different type of salary.\u201d<\/p>\n
(Source: Football Italia<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
\nChiellini just straight up saying \u201cWith these figures, he won\u2019t remain in Italy\u201d tells you all you need to know about what Vlahovic\u2019s camp were asking for when it comes to an annual salary. And what those demands, you ask? Well, according to Tuttosport<\/a>, it went a little something like this:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nDo the math and that\u2019s basically \u2026 \u20ac12 million a season if it was indeed a two-year deal that we\u2019ve previously heard about. You know, the same \u20ac8 million base salary plus the \u20ac4 million in loyalty bonuses that added up to the \u20ac12 million net salary he has earned the last couple of years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nSo, essentially, Vlahovic was asking for the same thing he was earning the last couple of years? Yeah, you can understand why Juventus\u2019 front office, as much as they might have wanted to keep him around ultimately decided to go their separate ways because those demands were just not feasible in this current economic climate. Tuttosport added that Juventus\u2019 final contract offer to Vlahovic was for \u20ac6.5 million net a season and a \u20ac3 million commission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nThis is the same type of thing that we heard when the two sides were trying to talk about a contract during the 2024-25 season, too. Don\u2019t forget that. Remember when Vlahovic didn\u2019t want to spread out his Serie A-high salary over two seasons in the kind of way that other Juventus players had done in the last couple of years? That was something former sporting chief Cristiano Giuntoli seemed dead set on trying to see happen, only for Vlahovic (and his agent) pretty much reject that, setting up a situation where it looked like he was bound to leave last summer as the club tried to at least break even on his remaining book value.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nThat didn\u2019t happen, with Vlahovic staying for the final year of his contract despite plenty of indications earlier in the summer of 2025 that it wouldn\u2019t be the case. The risk of him leaving on a free was there more than ever, even with the club and Vlahovic\u2019s camp trying to get some sort of deal done.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n