ARSENAL have been left ‘angry’ after it was revealed that Dusan Vlahovic’s representatives sabotaged a potential move to North London.
The Gunners made several bids for Vlahovic throughout January whilst Fiorentina were keen on selling.
They initially opened talks with an offer of around £50million, which was later rejected.
Arsenal were also keen on using Lucas Torreira in the deal, swapping his loan move for a permanent transfer to the Italian side.
However, Juventus were the ones to secure a deal, signing the striker for £62million and leaving Mikel Arteta very frustrated.
It has now been revealed that Vlahovic and his agents were pushing for a move to Juventus all along.
According to Torreira’s agent, Pablo Bentancur, the Gunners are furious about the situation.
When speaking to Sport890, he said: “Now, Arsenal are a bit angry because they wanted Vlahovic.
“Fiorentina wanted to sell him, but the agents said he had to go to Juventus – you always do what the player wants.”
During his unveiling as a Juventus player, Vlahovic went on to say that it was an ‘easy’ choice to snub North London for Turin.
Arsenal were linked with a number of strikers during the January transfer window, but they failed to make any new signings despite offloading former captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The Gabon international sealed a last-minute move to Barcelona on a free transfer.
Now, the Gunners are left with Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah as their only out-and-out striker options.
And to make matters worse, both players’ contracts expire this summer.
Arteta has since revealed why no additions were made, saying: “Edu and his team did a fantastic job and they continue to do that.
“We only want the best players and the best people in this club.
“When we are in a rush and the reasons are not right for getting a player into the club, we decide not to do it.”
