Once bitten, twice shy. That’s Juventus’ situation. The club fell out with one of the best players, Federico Chiesa, and eventually had to sell him to Liverpool for only €12 million (plus €3 million worth of bonuses), although the Italian’s estimated price is around €30 million. All because the winger and the club did not come to an agreement regarding the new deal, whereas the one in force was set to expire next June.❗️Dusan Vlahovic does not seem willing to accept Juventus’ offer of spreading out his €12M a year salary. There hasn’t been any meetings in recent weeks with the player’s agent regarding the contract extension either. (@cmdotcom) pic.twitter.com/HjsuhuluFb— JuveFC (@juvefcdotcom) September 25, 2024 Now, the Old Lady faces a similar situation with its starting forward, Dusan Vlahovic, and is doing everything in its power to prevent the same scenario as in Chiesa’s case. Considering Juve’s financial issues and the Serb’s vast salary of €12 million per year, the club offered him a reduced wage of €8 million, which he refused, asking for €10 million according to CalcioMercato. Hence, the deal is still not on the horizon.With that in mind, the Bianconeri are preparing for the Champions League duel with RB Leipzig in Germany. The Bundesliga side lost the first-round match to Atletico in Madrid and is willing to redeem in front of the home crowd.25&149 – At 25 years and 149 days, Juventus have fielded today their youngest ever starting XI in a UEFA Champions League game. Freshness.#JuvePSV #UCL pic.twitter.com/HJhYBIkQig— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) September 17, 2024 After selecting the youngest starting lineup in the club’s history in the first UCL round against PSV – with an average age of 25 years and 149 days – Thiago Motta made a few changes compared to the squad that faced the Dutch side 15 days ago. The injured Vasilije Adzic and Timothy Weah won’t be at the Italian’s disposal, while Francisco Conceicao – a scorer against Genoa four days ago – is back on the team.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 2TuesdaySalzburg – Brest 0-4 (0-1)/Sima 24, 70, Camara 66, Lage 76/Stuttgart – Sparta Praha 1-1 (1-1)/Millot 7 – Kairinen 32/Leverkusen – Milan 1-0 (0-0)/Boniface 51/Dortmund – Celtic 7-1 (5-1)/Can 8 pen, Adeyemi 11, 29, 42, Guirassy 40 pen, Nmecha 79 – Maeda 9/Barcelona – Young Boys 5-0 (3-0)/Lewandowski 8, 51, Raphinha 34, Martinez 37, Camara 81 og/Inter – Crvena Zvezda 4-0 (1-0)/Calhanoglu 11, Arnautovic 59, Martinez 71, Taremi 81 pen/Arsenal – PSG 2-0 (2-0)/Havertz 20, Saka 35/Slovan B. – Man.City 0-4 (0-2)/Gundogan 8, Foden 15, Haaland 58, Mcatee 74/PSV – Sporting 1-1 (1-0)/Schouten 15 – Braganca 83/Wednesday19:45: (2.10) Girona (3.60) Feyenoord (3.60)19:45: (5.30) Shakhtar (3.60) Atalanta (1.70)22:00: (5.30) Dinamo Zagreb (3.60) Monaco (1.70)22:00: (6.00) Lille (4.10) Real Madrid (1.55)22:00: (3.00) Benfica (3.45) Atl.Madrid (2.50)22:00: (4.60) Aston Villa (3.80) Bayern (1.75)22:00: (2.40) RB Leipzig (3.45) Juventus (3.15)22:00: (1.20) Liverpool (6.75) Bologna (14.0)22:00: (2.80) Sturm (3.40) Club Brugge (2.65)***odds are subject to change***
