Those are the words of Giovanni Galli, the former Napoli, AC Milan and Italy goalkeeper insisting that you’d struggle to get even one of Maurizio Sarri’s cigarette papers between the Serbian and the Norwegian.
HITC Football understands that Arsenal are big admirers of Dusan Vlahovic, and could soon make a move to bring a long-time target to the Premier League two-and-a-half years after Juventus pipped Mikel Arteta to a £70 million deal.
And, while Haaland has a staggering 71 goals in the last 18 months compared to Vlahovic’s relatively miserly 26, Galli feels that the gap would be a lot closer if the latter was playing in a team capable of creating goalscoring chances at will, Juventus the masters of taking a mile when given an inch rather than a team capable of tearing apart an opposition defence multilple times a game.
Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus Fc celebrates after scoring a
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Arsenal are big Dusan Vlahovic fans
“Maybe it may seem like a provocation to you but, for me, it’s not that much of a provocation,” Galli tells Tuttosport. “If I were in Guardiola’s shoes and they told me ‘You have to swap Vlahovic and Haaland’, I would do it calmly.
“Dusan has nothing to envy the Norwegian for.
“At Juventus he must take advantage of the few opportunities that come their way, because the Bianconeri are not a team that creates 10 chances every game, like City. Yet, Vlahovic is already at 12 goals despite everything.
“I’d like to see him in a more attacking team. If he were at Manchester City, he would also score 50 goals a season like Haaland. I’m sure of it.”
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Despite drawing a blank in Sunday’s 1-0 defeat at title rivals Inter Milan, former Fiorentina talisman Vlahovic is arguably in the best form of his Juventus career. He’s scored six goals since the turn of the year already, with two long-range stunners against Sassuolo – including one fearsome free-kick – the sort of finish that may be beyond even a man of Haaland’s talents.
“Dusan is only 23-years-old and there is still ample room for him to improve more and more. He has the right mindset. He is someone who trains really well,” Beppe Iachini, Vlahovic’s coach at Fiorentina, tells TuttoJuve.
“(Haaland and Mbappe) are two young, well-structured guys who still have ample room for improvement. (But) Haaland also has some flaws. He’s not that perfect. Dusan isn’t so far away from becoming the best in the world, given that they don’t possess his talent in many (areas).”
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