Breaking Down Fiorentina's €80m-rated Sharpshooter Dusan Vlahovic

Rumors about Dusan Vlahovic’s move become hot news every time he closes a giornata with goals. After it was reported that he doesn’t plan to extend his contract which will end in June 2023, big clubs such as Juventus and Tottenham Hotspur have become interested in his services, with La Viola reportedly setting his price tag at €80 million.

Vlahovic collected his 10th goal for this Serie A season in Giornata 13 with a superb brace to give AC Milan their first defeat of the season and lead Fiorentina to a 4-3 victory. With those goals, the 21-year-old Serbian striker sits third amongst goalscorers in Europe's top 5 leagues; only Mohammed Salah and Robert Lewandowski have collected more goals than him.

Let’s take a look at the pizza chart below to see what kind of striker Vlahovic is. When in possession, he’s not really involved in the build-up, he’s on the lower middle percentile on dribble attempts and the number of players dribbled past. Unlike his age mate Erling Haaland, who often exploits the space with his speed, Vlahovic is kind of a more traditional striker who becomes the target of the play.