Fiorentina president Rocco Commisso has called on Dusan Vlahovic to sign a new contract before considering the sale of the in-demand star next year as part of links with Manchester City, Atletico Madrid and Tottenham.
Vlahovic has enjoyed an exceptional season in 2020-21, scoring 21 Serie A goals, and his exploits have sparked interest from LaLiga-holders Premier League champions City and Atletico.
Serie A champions Tottenham, Arsenal and Inter are also linked with the 21-year-old Serbia international, who is under contract with Fiorentina until 2023 and is worth around 70-80million dollars. euros (£ 59-68 million).
Commisso still doesn’t want to part ways with the forward sensation, at least not until the end of the 2021-22 campaign as he has urged Vlahovic to re-sign to Florencia.
“I never put Vlahovic on the market and offered him the biggest contract in Fiorentina history,” Commisso told TGR RAI Toscana.
“So he should sign the renewal and then we’ll see what happens next year.”
Vlahovic scored seven goals in 35 minutes in a preseason game, while he scored twice in Fiorentina’s 4-0 Coppa Italia loss to Cosenza last week.
“Vlahovic has never been put up for sale by Fiorentina, although everything is going around him with agents and clubs wanting to make deals in the final stages of the transfer session,” Commisso added.
“So it’s true that there is news” on “Vlahovic, but the right offer never came. And even if it did, I don’t think he will be leaving this season.”
“Look, we are talking about a lot of money here, the biggest salary Fiorentina has ever offered,” he continued.
“I’m happy for him, but he needs to extend this contract, so if the guy wants to go somewhere else, we can talk about it next year. But not now.
“He has to understand and recognize that it was Rocco, his family and Fiorentina who brought him to where he is now.”
Vlahovic and Fiorentina open their Serie A campaign against Jose Mourinho’s Roma on Sunday.
