{"id":652063,"date":"2026-05-19T09:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/652063\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:07:08","slug":"barcelona-to-pass-opportunity-to-sign-potential-free-agent-amid-disciplinary-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/652063\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona to pass opportunity to sign potential free agent amid disciplinary concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The future of Dusan Vlahovic will be a key monitorable this summer as the forward\u2019s contract at Juventus is expiring at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona have been linked with a move for Vlahovic in the past, considering that he might become available as a free agent this summer.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that the Catalans are in the market for a new striker right now after Robert Lewandowski announced his departure, making Vlahovic a potential option yet again.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona bosses do not rate Vlahovic<\/p>\n<p>However, a recent report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/1x1-9-estudia-barca-prioridades-130353054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Diario SPORT<\/a> has indicated that Barcelona bosses, including coach Hansi Flick and sporting director Deco, do not rate Vlahovic at all.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ac-milan-v-juventus-fc-serie-a-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dusan Vlahovic, JUventus forward\" class=\"wp-image-200113\"  \/>Vlahovic has not performed well at Juventus this season. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The Serbian is not seen as an ideal number nine who can replace Lewandowski, even though the player is known for his finising and ability in the air.<\/p>\n<p>Vlahovic\u2019s record at Juventus has been underwhelming, with the former Fiorentina star netting just 66 goals in 167 matches. He has scored only eight goals in the current season.<\/p>\n<p>It appears Barcelona are also concerned about his personality, as he is considered to have a \u2018bad boy\u2019 personal and disciplinary issues that may disrupt the harmony of the dressing room.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona, therefore, might pass on the opportunity to sign Vlahovic this summer. But in any case, it is unlikely the forward will be available on a free transfer.<\/p>\n<p>Will Vlahovic remain at Juventus?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/juventus-fc-v-hellas-verona-fc-serie-a-1-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dusan Vlahovic, JUventus forward\" class=\"wp-image-200111\"  \/>Vlahovic may end up remaining at Juventus. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Recent reports in Italy have indicated that Dusan Vlahovic and Juventus are both keen on possibly extending the contract.<\/p>\n<p>If Vlahovic ends up extending his deal at Juventus, there is no question of Barcelona going after him, as the club would not like the idea of paying a fortune for a striker who has been largely underwhelming.<\/p>\n<p>The Catalans are currently monitoring other options in the market, including Chelsea star Joao Pedro, whose agent met with Deco in London last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The future of Dusan Vlahovic will be a key monitorable this summer as the forward\u2019s contract at Juventus&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":652064,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[418,49042,19985,6593,403,99],"class_list":["post-652063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-news","tag-dusan-vlahovic","tag-juventus","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=652063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/652064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}