Tarik Muharemovic

[Cjay]

Slightly mixed reports.

Club briefing he's on a list but nothing close, Italian media saying we are pushing hard.

Could be agent using the media to push for more interest or the club playing it down incase he doesn't arrive and they look like they missed out again.

Regardless.

23 year old left footed Bosnian centre back.

Spent last season in his first and so far only season in a top European league playing for Sassuolo in Italy, they finished 11th.

Was a mainstay of the Bosnian national team this World Cup, and did help Sassuolo to promotion the season before last.

He is a 6ft4 modern, aggressive and athletic defender.

Duels, tackles, interceptions and so on.

He prefers getting tight and being physical which can lead to him dominating, but it can also lead to him leaving space.

Still young, so he's still learning.

Had a willingness to be very vertical in his play and take risks with his passes, similar profile to last season (he'd rather go forward be it long or short than side to side basically).

Similar to Bijol perhaps.

Price is looking high though with Juventus having a large sell on clause and competition is strong for him.

[1964white]

Apparently Sunderland have now offered the same deal but a year more on the contract

[Cjay]

Apparently Sunderland have now offered the same deal but a year more on the contract

[Cjay]

Italian media reporting this as done at £35m.

[Cjay]

[The Subhuman]

It's more than I expected but the type of signing we need to make. He is quality, only 22... Fingers crossed he gets through a medical and accepts terms.

Now is this a move to go back to Farke's favoured 451

[The Subhuman]

My Lineup

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1

GK

Perri

2

DEF

Bogle

6

DEF

Rodon

5

DEF

Muharemovic

3

DEF

Gudmundsson

8

MID

Wilson

18

MID

Stach

4

MID

Ampadu

22

MID

Tanaka

19

MID

Okafor

9

FWD

Calvert-Lewin

Substitutes

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[Carrick Dave]

This is the type of player we can double our money on in 2 seasons if all goes to plan.

Leeds dining at the top table now, well done 49ers.

[The Subhuman]

This is the type of player we can double our money on in 2 seasons if all goes to plan.

Leeds dining at the top table now, well done 49ers.

I'm going to wait till it's posted. Diarra was done and dusted before he went to Sunderland

[Carrick Dave]

I'm going to wait till it's posted. Diarra was done and dusted before he went to Sunderland

Can't fault your caution. YEP & Leeds Live reporting it means it should happen though.

[WhiteRose]

Don’t know much about him and it’s a big fee but it’s ambitious and good to see us signing a player on the younger side. The struijk cash coming in handy to get this done I’m sure - badly need to get some of the loan brigade and fringe players out the door to further grease the wheels.

[1964white]

I'm sure it will be £34m well spent.

Highest fee we've paid for a defender.

[SG90]

It's a lot of money, but it'll be the kind of player Liverpool and Citeh will be trying to sign for double that in a year. This is the kind of signing SG likes. Please bring your mate Alajbegovic with you.

He comes from Bosnia, he'll f**king murder ya

[John in Louisiana]

I think he’s going to be an upgrade at the position

Very happy with the signing

[SG90]

If we're also spending big on Shea Charles (though I hope not) and a GK, that leaves nothing for a playmaker.

[Orange Box]

If we're also spending big on Shea Charles (though I hope not) and a GK, that leaves nothing for a playmaker.

We have a playmaker who cost nothing. Harry Wilson?

[SG90]

We have a playmaker who cost nothing. Harry Wilson?

Isn't he a winger?

[The Subhuman]

If we're also spending big on Shea Charles (though I hope not) and a GK, that leaves nothing for a playmaker.

DEpends on how much we've got... I thought 30M would be the entire outlay but I guess it could be 100M plus.

[BlackHillsPaul]

I really like this signing! Left footed central defenders are difficult to identity and sign. And this young player is on the right trajectory. He has all the physical tools to become a high level player. I saw him play against the USA in the World Cup. And he looked good!!

[BlackHillsPaul]

It's more than I expected but the type of signing we need to make. He is quality, only 22... Fingers crossed he gets through a medical and accepts terms.

Now is this a move to go back to Farke's favoured 451

Need to see more of him. The question is if he is mobile enough to play in a back three. He played in the center of a back 5 against the USA. I don't know if that's a tell or not. Need to go back and watch some tape of him in Italy.