{"id":9603,"date":"2026-05-17T08:44:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T08:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=9603"},"modified":"2026-05-17T08:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T08:44:52","slug":"juventus-eyeing-surprise-move-for-chelsea-striker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=9603","title":{"rendered":"Juventus eyeing surprise move for Chelsea striker?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/NewsArticle\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start --><\/p>\n<h6>News<span> \u00bb <\/span>Premier League news<span> \u00bb <\/span>Chelsea news<\/h6>\n<p class=\"articletimestamp\">May 16, 2026 19:22 GMT (UK), by <!-- Author Start -->Sri Aswin<!-- Author End -->\n<\/p>\n<h6>View Chelsea summer 2026 transfer targets<\/h6>\n<div style=\"float:right\">\n<figure>\n<p class=\"article_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyefootball.com\/imghold\/largestDusan_Vlahovic_Juventus.jpg\" title=\"Dusan Vlahovic news\" alt=\"Dusan Vlahovic news\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><\/p><figcaption><em itemprop=\"articleSection\">Jackson to the Bianconeri?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:18px; width:450px;\">\n<div style=\"display:inline; border:0px; padding-left:2px; padding-top:3px;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyefootball.com\/images\/football_transfer_centre.png\" title=\"Football Transfer Centre\" alt=\"Football Transfer Centre\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><br \/>\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:16px\">\n<strong>Juventus could make an approach to land Chelsea striker <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Nicolas Jackson<\/span><\/span>  during the upcoming transfer window.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- responsive_ad --><\/p>\n<p>The Bianconeri have been locked in contract talks with <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Dusan Vlahovic<\/span><\/span>  in recent months, but have been unable to convince him.<\/p>\n<p>The Serbian&#8217;s current deal expires at the end of June, and reports claim that he could join a club away from the Italian top-flight.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst this, Juventus are weighing up options to replace the Serbian and have earmarked Jackson as one of their prime targets.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson will return to the Blues after his loan stint at Bayern Munich this summer, and he is widely expected to be offloaded permanently.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues value the former Villarreal man at around\u00a0\u00a350 million, but the Bianconeri are likely to propose around\u00a0\u00a340 million as a package.<\/p>\n<p>That could still depend on them qualifying for the Champions League next term through a top-four finish in the Serie A<\/p>\n<p>Juventus are presently third, just one point ahead of fifth-placed Roma.<br \/><!-- Article End --><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- newadv --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\nvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)(0);\nif (d.getElementById(id)) return;\njs = d.createElement(s); 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