[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"football-site-config":3,"world-cup-status-en":27,"news-detail-why-vlahovic-rejected-juve-8m-wage-vs-david-deal":43,"news-related-why-vlahovic-rejected-juve-8m-wage-vs-david-deal-en":80,"news-related-match-why-vlahovic-rejected-juve-8m-wage-vs-david-deal-en":146},{"adSlots":4,"affiliateMode":5,"brandName":6,"contentStrategy":7,"currency":8,"friendLinks":9,"homepageLayoutKey":10,"leagueFocus":11,"locale":12,"planVisibility":13,"seoDescription":14,"seoTitleTemplate":15,"siteCode":10,"siteName":6,"siteType":10,"subscriptionMode":5,"timezone":16,"id":17,"tenantID":18,"primaryDomain":19,"countryCode":20,"logoUrl":21,"faviconUrl":21,"theme":22,"seoKeywords":24,"status":25,"ads":4,"focusLeagues":26,"affiliatePolicies":26},[],"shared","Football Prediction Platform","scores_predictions","USD",[],"main",[],"en-US",[],"Football fixtures, results, free predictions, subscriptions, and clearly labeled partner links.","{page} | Football Prediction Platform","America\u002FNew_York",323900000000000000,1,"football.easytestdev.online","US","",{"primaryColor":23},"#1677ff","football predictions, football fixtures, football results","active",null,{"active":28,"leagueId":29,"leagueName":30,"leagueImagePath":31,"seasonId":32,"seasonName":33,"startingAt":34,"endingAt":35,"daysToStart":36,"daysToEnd":37,"phase":38,"includeQualifying":28,"hostCities":39},true,"326135624916537344","World Cup","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.api-sports.io\u002Ffootball\u002Fleagues\u002F1.png","326255613308833792","2026\u002F2027","2026-06-11","2026-06-28",6,23,"upcoming",[40,41,42],"Mexico City","Monterrey","Zapopan",{"article":44},{"awayTeamId":45,"awayTeamName":46,"body":47,"category":48,"excerpt":49,"homeTeamId":50,"homeTeamName":51,"id":52,"leagueId":53,"leagueName":54,"matchId":55,"matchName":56,"publishedAt":57,"slug":58,"sourceName":59,"sourceURL":60,"teamId":50,"teamName":51,"teamIds":61,"teamNames":70,"title":79},"326255039347691520","Fiorentina","The four-and-a-half-year marriage between Juventus and Dusan Vlahovic has ended, not with a whimper but with a blunt question that encapsulated the fracture: \"Why should I be paid like David?\" That rhetorical query, delivered during the final throes of contract negotiations, exposed the irreconcilable gap between the striker's self-perception and the club's rigid wage structure. The breakup, confirmed on June 2 after a fruitless evening meeting, sees both sides walking away with a veneer of satisfaction—Juventus confident they halted before a financially ruinous renewal, Vlahovic convinced he'll land on his feet elsewhere.\n\nTensions first ignited last summer, shortly after Damien Comolli's arrival as the club's new architect. In his inaugural sit-down with the player's entourage, Comolli was blunt: find a new destination before the contract entered its final year, clearing the spotlight for blockbuster signing Jonathan David. Vlahovic, earning a guaranteed €12 million net in his last season, refused to be ushered out. The resulting standoff spilled into the stands, where fans mercilessly whistled him during a preseason friendly, signaling whose side they'd taken. Coach Igor Tudor initially aligned with the board's hardline stance, but as David and new arrival Loïs Openda floundered in the early campaign, Vlahovic became the super-sub who scored with maddening regularity.\n\nThe landscape shifted dramatically when Luciano Spalletti took the reins and handed Vlahovic a central, non-negotiable role. From late October through November, their synergy flourished—until disaster struck. A high-grade lesion of the left adductor longus musculotendinous junction sidelined the Serbian for three months, a devastating blow for both player and club. Spalletti would later bemoan the absence, but by then the seed for renewal talks had been planted. On the coach's urging, dialogue resumed, with Juventus warming to the gesture of Vlahovic sidelining agent Darko Ristic in favor of his father, Milos, perceived as a softer negotiating partner.\n\nInitial terms were tentatively structured: a base salary of €6 million plus achievable bonuses. The sticking points were the signing-on fee and agent commissions—Vlahovic demanded over €8 million in extras, while Juventus capped such costs at €3 million, strictly separated from annual wages. Then came May's four-goal outburst, and the goalposts moved decisively. Flush with renewed leverage, Vlahovic's camp tabled a demand of €8 million net per year, catapulting him above the club's €7 million ceiling, a threshold even crown-jewel Kenan Yildiz hadn't breached.\n\nAt the heart of the deadlock was the shadow of Jonathan David. The Canadian had arrived on a deal worth €6 million annually plus €12.5 million in commissions, a package that, from Vlahovic's perspective, undervalued his own contributions. The infamous line—\"Why should I be paid like David?\"—became a manifesto of his discontent. Relations with Comolli, already distant, froze entirely. The director's early-season advice to sell now hung over every exchange, especially as Vlahovic's performances made David's struggles more glaring. A training-ground spat with Manuel Locatelli during the Fiorentina fixture further hinted at divided dressing-room factions.\n\nThe final act unfolded on the evening of June 2. Juventus communicated clearly that their economic offer would not be improved, and Vlahovic responded with thanks and farewell. The next day, he arrived at Continassa only for therapy, departing without so much as a handshake with any executive. For a player who often professed love for the club, the exit felt starkly transactional. Still, his commitment on the pitch—insistently playing through muscle fatigue in the season's meaningless Derby della Mole—left a bitter aftertaste of what might have been.\n\nWhere next? Napoli have already made informal inquiries through father Milos, but the more alluring paths lead abroad. Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, and Chelsea present the kind of prestige and financial muscle that can meet his salary expectations. Vlahovic chose a clean break in early June precisely because he believes those options are superior to the Juventus he would have rejoined. The club, for its part, has made peace with the separation. Giorgio Chiellini, speaking from his Rome-based role, summed up the sentiment: \"I'm very sorry—until the last he held this Juve close. He's a serious person. At these numbers he won't stay in Italy, but it's legitimate he seeks another type of contract.\"\n\nFor Juventus, the divorce averts a potential wage-armageddon, preserving the €7 million cap that underpins squad harmony. For Vlahovic, it's a bet that his goal-scoring pedigree—76 strikes in 164 appearances across all competitions for the Bianconeri—will command the payday he believes he deserves. But the saga leaves behind a cautionary tale about how quickly a record signing can become a financial lightning rod. As the summer window looms, the Serbian's next chapter will be written in a new league, while Juventus must now scramble to fill the void he leaves, all while staring at the costly gamble that was the David deal.\n\nBased on reporting from Tuttosport.","news","Dusan Vlahovic has left Juventus after failed renewal talks, rejecting a €6M+ offer and demanding €8M per year following Jonathan David's big-money signing.","326257539542945792","Juventus","337871470375997441","326135624706822144","Serie A","327054547971215360","Juventus vs Fiorentina","2026-06-04T06:16:22Z","why-vlahovic-rejected-juve-8m-wage-vs-david-deal","Tuttosport","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tuttosport.com\u002Fnews\u002Fcalcio\u002Fserie-a\u002Fjuventus\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F04-149022218\u002Fvolete_mica_pagarmi_come_david_dietro_la_rottura_finale_tra_vlahovic_e_la_juve\u002F",[50,45,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69],"326257565233057792","326257546220277760","326257536112005120","326257539425505280","326257539698135040","326222711623782400","326257534170042368","326257661500723200",[51,46,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78],"Atletico Madrid","Chelsea","Monaco","Napoli","Torino","Colombia","Bayern München","Italy","Why Vlahovic Rejected Juve: €8M Wage vs David Deal",[81,98,119,122],{"awayTeamId":45,"awayTeamName":46,"body":-1,"category":48,"excerpt":82,"homeTeamId":50,"homeTeamName":51,"id":83,"leagueId":53,"leagueName":54,"matchId":55,"matchName":56,"publishedAt":84,"slug":85,"sourceName":59,"sourceURL":86,"teamId":50,"teamName":51,"teamIds":87,"teamNames":92,"title":97},"Joao Mario closes in on Fiorentina move thanks to Paratici; €10M deal tied to Dodo sale. Nico Gonzalez could leave Juve for €30M.","337890523098386433","2026-06-04T07:33:00Z","joao-mario-to-fiorentina-paratici-guarantees-move-for-10m","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tuttosport.com\u002Fnews\u002Fcalcio\u002Fserie-a\u002Fjuventus\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F04-149022549\u002Flasse_mercato_juve-fiorentina_non_si_ferma_lultimo_profilo_in_uscita_garantisce_paratici\u002F",[50,45,62,88,65,66,89,90,91],"326257539651997696","326222707169431552","326222712592666624","326257769613103104",[51,46,71,93,74,75,94,95,96],"Bologna","Anderlecht","Congo DR","Capital","Joao Mario to Fiorentina: Paratici Guarantees Move for €10M",{"awayTeamId":99,"awayTeamName":100,"body":-1,"category":48,"excerpt":101,"homeTeamId":66,"homeTeamName":75,"id":102,"leagueId":53,"leagueName":54,"matchId":103,"matchName":104,"publishedAt":105,"slug":106,"sourceName":59,"sourceURL":107,"teamId":50,"teamName":51,"teamIds":108,"teamNames":113,"title":118},"326257539299676160","Sassuolo","Dusan Vlahovic's Juventus renewal is dead: the club refused to shatter its wage cap. Luciano Spalletti, who reopened talks, has conceded defeat.","337875538838294529","327052265472921600","Torino vs Sassuolo","2026-06-04T06:33:39Z","vlahovic-renewal-fails-why-spalletti-gave-up","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tuttosport.com\u002Fnews\u002Fcalcio\u002Fserie-a\u002Fjuventus\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F04-149022220\u002Fvlahovic_anche_spalletti_alza_le_mani_la_reazione_dopo_il_mancato_rinnovo_juve\u002F",[50,66,99,109,67,90,110,111,89,112],"326257539916238848","326222713054040064","326255039171530752","326222712726884352",[51,75,100,114,76,95,115,116,94,117],"Lecce","Haiti","Dinamo Minsk","Cape Verde Islands","Vlahovic Renewal Fails: Why Spalletti Gave Up",{"awayTeamId":45,"awayTeamName":46,"body":-1,"category":48,"excerpt":49,"homeTeamId":50,"homeTeamName":51,"id":52,"leagueId":53,"leagueName":54,"matchId":55,"matchName":56,"publishedAt":57,"slug":58,"sourceName":59,"sourceURL":60,"teamId":50,"teamName":51,"teamIds":120,"teamNames":121,"title":79},[50,45,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69],[51,46,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78],{"awayTeamId":-1,"awayTeamName":-1,"body":-1,"category":48,"excerpt":123,"homeTeamId":-1,"homeTeamName":-1,"id":124,"leagueId":53,"leagueName":54,"matchId":125,"matchName":21,"publishedAt":126,"slug":127,"sourceName":59,"sourceURL":128,"teamId":50,"teamName":51,"teamIds":129,"teamNames":137,"title":145},"Damien Comolli's first year as Juventus CEO is under scrutiny after transfer blunders and coaching rejections. John Elkann demands concrete moves by June's end.","337861305140514817","0","2026-06-04T05:40:35Z","why-comolli-is-facing-juventus-axe-12-months-of-missteps","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tuttosport.com\u002Fnews\u002Fcalcio\u002Fserie-a\u002Fjuventus\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F04-149017577\u002Fil_no_di_conte_gasperini_cestinato_e_la_pernacchia_mercato_tutte_le_sbandate_di_comolli_alla_juve\u002F",[50,130,131,132,90,110,133,111,134,135,89,136],"326257546094448640","326257539261927424","326257600637177856","326255038034874368","326257539614248960","326257536078450688","326257545918287872",[51,138,139,140,95,115,141,116,142,143,94,144],"Tottenham","Lazio","Chico","FSV Mainz 05","Atalanta","Paris Saint Germain","Liverpool","Why Comolli is Facing Juventus Axe: 12 Months of Missteps",{"awayScore":147,"awayTeam":148,"description":152,"homeScore":153,"homeTeam":154,"id":55,"kickoffAt":158,"length":159,"leagueId":53,"leagueName":54,"leagueSlug":160,"probabilityLabel":54,"slug":161,"status":162,"tvStations":163,"venueCity":164,"venueName":165},2,{"code":149,"id":45,"imagePath":150,"name":46,"slug":151},"AWY","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.api-sports.io\u002Ffootball\u002Fteams\u002F502.png","fiorentina","Juventus host Fiorentina needing a win to secure a top-four finish, while the visitors aim to cling to their Europa League hopes. A home victory would clinch Champions League football for the Bianconeri; anything less keeps the pressure on.",0,{"code":155,"id":50,"imagePath":156,"name":51,"slug":157},"HME","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.api-sports.io\u002Ffootball\u002Fteams\u002F496.png","juventus","2026-05-17T10:00:00Z",90,"it-serie-a","juventus-vs-fiorentina-2026-05-17","finished",[],"Turin","Allianz Stadium"]