Serbian international Dusan Vlahovic signed a three-year deal with Turkish club Beşiktaş Thursday, after an injury-marred final year in Italy with Juventus.

The 26-year-old forward, whose contract with the Serie A giants expired this summer, will earn 7.5 million euros ($8.6 million) per season in Istanbul, Beşiktaş said in a statement.

The 41-times capped player was greeted by a crowd of supporters as he touched down in Istanbul on Wednesday night.

"We want to be champions," the Serb declared on his arrival.

In Türkiye, he will play alongside Belgian forward Leandro Trossard, who joined from Arsenal in mid-July.

Vlahovic began his professional career with Serbian club Partizan before moving to Italian Serie A side Fiorentina in 2018.

He scored 49 goals in 108 appearances across all competitions for Fiorentina before joining Juventus in the summer of 2022. He scored 68 goals in 168 matches for the Turin club.

However, Serie A's second-highest scorer in the 2023-2024 season with 16 goals subsequently fell down the pecking order of strikers.

After returning last April from a long layoff due to a thigh injury, the Serbian suffered a calf problem, finishing the league season with just seven goals to his name.

Last crowned Turkish champions in 2021, Beşiktaş have since struggled to compete with Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, the city's other two major clubs.