‘We don’t understand’ – Fabio Capello questions Juventus’ treatment of £66m Chelsea transfer target

Fabio Capello has questioned Juventus’ substitutions successful the side’s Champions League stalemate with Club Brugge and admits helium ‘doesn’t understand’ Thiago Motta’s attraction of Dusan Vlahovic.

Juventus enjoyed the lion’s stock of possession but struggled to make clear-cut opportunities crossed Tuesday’s cagey affair, with Nicolas Gonzalez and Manuel Locatelli squandering the visitors’ 2 biggest chances successful Belgium.

The gully – Juve’s 3rd successful this year’s contention – comes arsenic a important stroke to the club’s hopes of reaching the last-16 stage, which begins successful 2 months’ time.

Juve caput manager Motta rang the chances successful hunt of a breakthrough successful the 2nd period, with Francisco Conceicao and Kenan Yildiz some introduced successful the 66th minute.

Weston McKennie, Khephren Thuram and Vlahovic were besides thrown connected with astir 15 minutes remaining but the trio proved ineffective and the points were shared.

‘A batch of shot possession and past zero shots connected people with lone 1 attempt,’ erstwhile England and Juventus manager Capello said connected Sky Sport Italia soon aft the last whistle.

‘The stats were similar this successful the archetypal half, but successful the 2nd they tried to bash much and had 2 chances.’

Vlahovic is acold and distant Juventus’ apical scorer with 12 goals successful each competitions this play but questions person been raised implicit his semipermanent aboriginal successful Turin.

The 24-year-old striker has reportedly grown frustrated with his relation nether Motta and it’s understood Chelsea were acceptable to capitalise connected the concern with a big-money determination earlier the January transportation deadline.

‘Why didn’t Vlahovic travel successful earlier? We don’t recognize this, but it’s a squad that doesn’t transverse much,’ Capello said of Vlahovic’s precocious instauration successful Bruges.

‘They request to find a solution, we’ll spot if [Randal] Kolo Muani tin supply a greater threat.’

Sky Sport Italia pundit Paolo Condo, meanwhile, speculated that Vlahovic could beryllium overtaken by Kolo Muani successful the pecking bid astatine Juventus arsenic the Serbian ‘doesn’t excite’ Motta.

‘I’m funny to spot what volition hap present that Kolo Muani has arrived because I person the feeling that Vlahovic doesn’t excite Thiago Motta,’ helium chimed in.

‘Juventus request a striker who tin springiness greater extent to the team.

‘Should Vlahovic permission successful the summer… for AC Milan, perhaps? For his wage I don’t deliberation they tin spend it.’

Vlahovic has scored 53 goals successful 126 appearances for Juventus since arriving from Fiorentina successful a £66m woody backmost successful 2022.

The Serbia international, who has besides been linked with Arsenal, has 18 months remaining connected his existent declaration with the Serie A giants.

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