JAKARTA - Manchester United is targeting Sassuolo's tandem Jay Idzes, Tarik Muharemovic, to replace Harry Maguire.
It's not Idzes who is the target of Man Utd. Even though the performance of the Indonesian national team captain is included in Sassuolo, Man Utd is not interested in recruiting him.
The English Premier League elite team is actually targeting Muharemovic who is Idzes' tandem in the heart of Sassuolo's defense. Even Man Utd has long monitored the Bosnia national team defender.
According to The Sun, the Man Utd monitoring team has secretly visited Sassuolo's headquarters several times to specifically monitor Muharemovic's performance. Including the 22-year-old center back who led Sassuolo to a 1-0 win over Cremonese in an Italian Serie A match.
Previously, the Red Devils team was also caught watching Muharemovic during the match against Bologna which ended in a 1-1 draw. Muharemovic himself scored Sassuolo's goal through a header when welcoming a corner kick. His strength when jumping beat the Bologna goalkeeper caught the attention of the Man Utd scouting team.
As a result, they recommended Muharemovic to interim manager Michael Carrick who immediately followed up on the plan to recruit the former Juventus defender who has played 50 times for Sassuolo. Muharemovic is indeed a typical modern defender.
He is very good at ball control and has a good vision in building attacks from the bottom. The player who led Sassuolo to the Serie B title and promotion to the highest class is also very reliable in one-on-one duels.
With the characteristics of a modern defender, Muharemovic is considered the most suitable to replace Maguire who will end his contract at Man Utd. Maguire himself has accepted an option to extend his contract for one year in January last year. This makes the club retain this 32-year-old defender until June 2026.
However, Man Utd is likely to let go of the world's most expensive ex-defender when he was recruited from Leicester City in 2019. Moreover, Maguire is also being targeted by Italian and Turkish clubs.
If Maguire leaves Old Trafford, Carrick practically only has center backs Lisandro Martinez, Matthijs de Ligt and young player Ayden Heaven. Carrick also feels the need to add players in the back sector because Heaven still has little experience.
Only Man Utd had to spend 34 million pounds to get Muharemovic. The price of the player jumped several times after he was more expensive at Sassuolo who only bought him for 2.5 million pounds last year. At that time, Sassuolo made Muharemovic permanent who had previously been loaned from Juve.
In addition, Man Utd is not alone in getting Muharemovic's signature. According to information, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Bournemouth are eyeing the Slovenian-born player but choose to defend this Bosnia.
Sassuolo's rivals in the Italian League, Inter Milan, have also shown an interest in bringing him. Not only that, the German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig is interested in recruiting him.
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