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Report: Mane now possible Bayern makeweight for Aston Villa target after failed £51.5m bid

Bayern Munich may now offer Sadio Mane to Juventus after failing with an initial bid for Dusan Vlahovic. The striker is also a transfer target of Aston Villa for this summer.

That is according to Sport Mediaset, which reports that Juventus snubbed Bayern Munich’s opening offer for Vlahovic. While it was Marca that reported at the start of May that Aston Villa also have eyes on the 23-year-old. Unai Emery is eager to bolster the Villans’ frontline.

Emery is open to the transfer of Vlahovic to Aston Villa after securing the Birmingham club European football. The Spaniard took a potentially relegation-threatened side to a seventh-place Premier League finish. It secured the Villans the sole Europa Conference League spot.

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Aston Villa target Vlahovic may have played his final game for Juventus

Ollie Watkins ended the term as Aston Villa’s top goalscorer across all competitions with 16 goals in 40 games. He was the Villans’ only player to record double-digits with Douglas Luiz and Danny Ings second with seven. The 27-year-old offered 15 goals in the Premier League.

Vlahovic has only offered 14 goals across all competitions for Juventus this season from 42 appearances. The Serbian has struck 10 of his efforts in 27 Serie A outings and has just two goals in his past 15 league matches. Juventus will end their season at Udinese this Sunday.

Massimiliano Allegri is likely to be without Vlahovic at Udinese due to an injury, like against AC Milan last week. So, the striker may have played his final game for the Turin natives with a host of sides now interested. Bayern Munich have also made their first move for a swoop.

Juventus, however, baulked at Bayern Munich’s offer worth in the region of €50-60m (£43-51.5m), including future add-ons. The Bianconeri value Vlahovic at closer to €80-90m (£69-77.5m). But the Allianz Stadium side will consider a lower fee with a technical counterpart.

Bayern Munich have already mentioned Mane for any transfer

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Bayern Munich have mentioned Mane to Juventus as a potential part of a player-plus-cash deal for Aston Villa transfer target Vlahovic. The Senegal star faces an uncertain future with Der FCB just a year after leaving Liverpool for £27.5m, rising to £35m including all add-ons.

Juventus are yet to decide on accepting Mane’s inclusion in any deal for Vlahovic, who cost the Bianconeri £58m, rising to £66m, in January 2022 to sign from Fiorentina. He has since suffered a number of injuries and boasts just 23 goals plus six assists in 63 appearances yet.

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