Dusan Vlahovic: Who is Juventus's new £58m striker?

Regular readers of the BBC Sport gossip column will recognise the name Dusan Vlahovic.

Barely a day has gone by in the past year or so without the Serbian striker being linked with a move to the Premier League or another high-profile destination by the English media.

The tabloids now need to find a new darling, though, as the 22-year-old has finally made his much mooted move from Fiorentina by opting to stay in Italy and sign for Juventus.

But who is Vlahovic, and why have Italy's most decorated club parted with £58m for his services?

Let's start with the basics and a bit of history. Vlahovic is striker, born in Belgrade, Serbia, where he began his professional career with one of the country's foremost clubs, Partizan.

He became their youngest player when he made his debut for them against OFK Beograd on 27 February 2016 at the age of 16 years and 24 days.

He would subsequently become their youngest scorer, taking the title from Luka Jovic — now of Real Madrid — when he netted in a 3-2 win over Radnik Surdulica on 2 April.

Rumours of a move to England began back then, but a deal with Serie A side Fiorentina was struck instead, with the forward, then only 18, making the switch to Italy for the 2018-19 season.

Much was expected of him, despite his age, but he would play just a handful of goalless senior games in that first season, starting one Serie A match. He was a regular presence in 2019-20, but his return of six goals in 30 appearances saw some quickly look to write off a player still learning on the job.

The 2020-21 campaign, though, was when he made his mark, fuelled by the faith of Cesare Prandelli, who returned to the club as manager in November 2020 but lasted only until March before resigning.

After one goal in his first