According to Marca, Vlahović was recommended to Barca in 2020, but at that time, due to the poor state of the player, Bartomeu's board refused to sign him.
Barca's current target is the striker, and Vlahović is one of the team's targets, but Marca revealed that in 2020, Barca had the opportunity to sign the player.
It is reported that in August 2020, Vlahovic's agent Ristic met with the Barca team led by Abidal, and Ristic recommended the player to Barca, where Barca can loan him for one season and enjoy a non-mandatory buyout clause of 18 million euros.
Vlahović did well before the outbreak, but after a league suspension and restart, the Serbian striker's form plummeted, which raised questions from Barca's top brass, and finally Bartomeu's board chose not to sign the player on loan.
In the season and a half since, Vlahovic has regained his form, scoring 37 goals in Serie A, and now that his value has soared to 70-80 million euros, Barca are now struggling to sign him.
(Goblin Killer)
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