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SUPER SUB Dusan Vlahovic sends Man Utd ANOTHER message
Carlo Garganese
- 17 Sept 2025 09:30 BST
- 4 min read
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Dusan Vlahovic sent Manchester United another message that they made a mistake not signing him this summer with a brilliant performance for Juventus on Tuesday.
Vlahovic rescued Juventus a point in a crazy 4-4 draw at home to Borussia Dortmund on Champions League matchday one.
Current ETV
Dušan Vlahović
F (C)
Juventus
Dušan Vlahović
F (C)
Juventus
ETV Range
€24.7M - €30.2M
Vlahovic was introduced as a second half substitute and, with Juve trailing 4-2 deep into injury time, he scored his second goal of the game in the 94th minute and then assisted Lloyd Kelly's equaliser in the 96th minute with the last kick of the game.
With three goal contributions there was no doubting who had been the decisive player on the pitch.
Man Utd should have signed Vlahovic
It was the latest reminder to Man Utd that they may have made a mistake signing Benjamin Sesko instead of Vlahovic, who was also on their striker shortlist.
Vlahovic was available at a bargain price of just €20-25 million as Juventus were desperate to get rid of a high earner who had just one year left on his contract.
He was offered to United multiple times and they considered making an official move.
However, in the end, United opted to snub Vlahovic, who remained in Turin for the 2025-26 season after which he is expected to leave on a Bosman transfer at the end of the campaign.
Instead of spending €20-25m on Vlahovic (albeit with a higher salary), United splashed out as much as €85m on Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko.
Sesko has had a difficult start to his career at Old Trafford. He has failed to score in his first five matches of the season and was especially poor during the humiliating EFL Cup defeat to fourth division Grimsby.
He also hit a blank twice for Slovenia in World Cup qualifying, earning him the unfortunate nickname of '007' with some fans.
Vlahovic already has five goals for club and country, plus an assist, in what has been an outstanding August and September for the striker.
His form in post-Club World Cup pre-season was also excellent as he also scored in the friendlies against Atalanta and Reggiana.
Current ETV
Dušan Vlahović
F (C)
Juventus
Dušan Vlahović
F (C)
Juventus
ETV Range
€24.6M - €30M
Will Man Utd live to regret the decision to sign Sesko instead of Vlahovic? Should they now move for him on a free transfer at the end of the season?
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