At one point, Juventus striker Dušan Vlahović was on the radar of Bayern Munich, but now it looks like he is set to begin the next chapter of his career in Türkiye.
According to Sky Sport, the Serbian striker has reached a verbal agreement with Beşiktaş, with the move now seemingly close to completion. Beşiktaş sporting director Ede Graf recently traveled to Belgrade in person to advance negotiations, and those talks have reportedly produced a breakthrough.
Vlahović could fly to Istanbul as early as Wednesday, with his medical examination scheduled for Thursday. Assuming everything goes according to plan, the striker is expected to put pen to paper on a contract that will keep him at Beşiktaş through 2029.
The move would mark the end of Vlahović’s time with Juventus. The 26-year-old joined the Italian giants from Fiorentina in January 2022 with enormous expectations, but his spell in Turin never quite developed into the sustained success that either side hoped for.
Now, rather than commanding a significant transfer fee, Vlahović is available as a free agent after his Juventus contract expired this summer.
For Beşiktaş, that represents an opportunity to bring in a striker with considerable experience at the highest levels of European football without having to pay a traditional transfer fee. Vlahović has also previously demonstrated the ability to be a prolific goalscorer when given the right environment and consistent responsibility.
The four-year contract would represent a major commitment from the Turkish club, but it also gives Vlahović the chance to establish himself as the centerpiece of a new project.
There will inevitably be questions about what happened at Juventus and whether Vlahović can rediscover the form that made him one of Europe’s most highly regarded young strikers. For now, though, the next destination appears clear.
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