March 7 will mark the anniversary of Laporta's victory over Barcelona's presidency and his return to the heart of Camp Nou, the Catalan who has brought in several new players over the past 12 months. However, the position where Barcelona are still struggling to find a long-term solution is the centre forward. But what Barca fans don't know is that they would have had the chance to get the currently hot Vlahovic in the summer of 2021, when he was only worth 18 million euros.
However, the refusal of the La Liga giants to accept the opportunity did not happen when LaPorta came to power. The story goes back to the summer of 2020, when Bartomeu's management received a offer from Vlahović's agent, Dako Ristig, and Fiorentina. The offer is about the Serbian striker going to Barca on loan in the 2020-21 season, but Barca have to launch the €18 million mandatory buying option in the summer of 2021. However, Barcelona rejected the offer. They are believed to be concerned that at the end of the 2019-20 season, there may be problems with the physical condition of the players in the event of a chaotic schedule due to the epidemic.
Since being rejected by Barcelona, Vlahović has become one of the best centre-forwards in world football. When he moved from Fiorentina to Juventus in January, the transfer fee was not 18 million euros. Now that the numbers are reversed, he travels to Juventus for about 81 million euros. The Serbian made a breakthrough in Juventus' game, scoring three goals in his first four Serie A games for the old woman and scoring a goal just a minute after his Champions League debut to help Juve draw 1-1 in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 knockout rounds. Laporta and his colleagues are currently planning to spend €75 million on Haaland to improve Barcelona's attack. And a genius like Vlahović could have signed for a lower price, which is undoubtedly another way for Bartomeu's team to let their successor clean up the mess.