{"id":583129,"date":"2026-07-13T10:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/583129\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:06:19","slug":"leeds-united-whites-accelerate-talks-to-sign-brilliant-6ft-4-serie-a-defender-in-mammoth-34m-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/583129\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United: Whites accelerate talks to sign brilliant 6ft 4 Serie A defender in mammoth \u00a334m transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leeds United<\/a> are stepping up their pursuit of Sassuolo defender Tarik Muharemovic as they look to beat a host of Premier League rivals to the highly-rated Bosnian international, with the Whites having held positive talks with the player\u2019s camp over the weekend, TEAMtalk understands.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old has emerged as one of the most sought-after young centre-backs on the market after an impressive rise in Italy, and sources have confirmed Leeds<\/a> are now leading the race for his signature.<\/p>\n

Muharemovic, who stands at 6ft 4, had been a target for Serie A champions Inter Milan earlier in the summer, but the Nerazzurri have since cooled their interest, opening the door for a move to England.<\/p>\n

As a result, sources have confirmed that Leeds are looking to seize that opportunity.<\/p>\n

Daniel Farke\u2019s side are prepared to meet Sassuolo\u2019s asking price of around \u20ac40million (\u00a334m, $45.5m) and have accelerated talks after what has been described as positive progress with the player\u2019s representatives over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Sources have indicated to our transfer correspondent Graeme Bailey<\/a> that those discussions have gone well, leaving Leeds in a strong position as they attempt to finalise a deal.<\/p>\n

Muharemovic\u2019s move would also provide Juventus with a significant financial boost.<\/p>\n

The Turin giants retain a substantial sell-on clause after selling the defender to Sassuolo and had explored the possibility of bringing him back after he impressed during his time in the club\u2019s academy.<\/p>\n

However, Juventus ultimately decided against making a formal move, paving the way for Premier League clubs to battle for his signature.<\/p>\n

Leeds, who are seeking a replacement for Pascal Struijk in defence, are currently at the front of that queue for the left-footed Muharemovic, but they are far from alone\u2026<\/p>\n

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Leeds face strong competition for Muharemovic<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indeed, sources can confirm that both Sunderland and Bournemouth have also held talks with Muharemovic\u2019s camp as they assess defensive reinforcements before the transfer window closes.<\/p>\n

Newcastle United have also made contact with the player\u2019s representatives and remain attentive to developments, although they are yet to match the progress made by Leeds.<\/p>\n

At this stage, a move to England \u2013 and Elland Road \u2013 is viewed as the most likely outcome.<\/p>\n

With Leeds willing to match Sassuolo\u2019s valuation \u2013 in a move that would be the second largest in their history after the \u00a335m paid to Hoffenheim for Georginio Rutter in January 2023 \u2013\u00a0 and encouraged by discussions with the player, owners 49ers Enterprises believe they are well placed to win the race.<\/p>\n

Reports in Italy, though not yet verified by our sources, claim Leeds have offered the 23-year-old a deal worth \u20ac4.5m a year \u2013 approximately \u00a357,500 a week.<\/p>\n

However, with several Premier League clubs continuing to monitor the situation closely, Leeds know there is still work to do before they can secure his signature.<\/p>\n

Muharemovic was in the news recently after he was on the receiving end of a foul by Folarin Balogun, that resulted in the USA striker being sent off. The subsequent one-match ban was later overturned by FIFA following a call by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

Leeds\u2019 interest in the 17-cap Bosnia star was first revealed by Fabrizio Romano over the weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Leeds have also been linked with a move for Switzerland international Nico Elvedi, amid claims an official bid is being prepped<\/a> for the Borussia Monchengladbach defender.<\/p>\n

Want more breaking news and transfer lines from original sources? Add TEAMtalk as a preferred source on Google <\/strong><\/a>to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds United are stepping up their pursuit of Sassuolo defender Tarik Muharemovic as they look to beat a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":583130,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[76],"tags":[5130,18,33829,793,19,17,91651,8254,5004,795,132,247767,1757],"class_list":["post-583129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-all-the-news","tag-eire","tag-exclusives","tag-front-page","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-italian-serie-a","tag-leeds-united","tag-popular","tag-premier-league","tag-sports","tag-tarik-muharemovic","tag-transfer-news"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116912114146646847","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=583129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/583130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=583129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=583129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=583129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}