Leeds have agreed a £34.1m deal for defender Tarik Muharmovic.

Leeds United They have agreed a £34.1m deal with Italian club Sassuolo to sign defender Tarik Muharemovic.

The 23-year-old centre-back has yet to agree a personal contract or undergo a medical, with other Premier League clubs showing interest.

The Bosnia-Herzegovina international will be Daniel Farke’s second signing of the summer following free transfer striker Harry Wilson at Elland Road. Fulham.

It serves as a direct replacement Pascal Strujc, who joined Brighton for £20m in June.

Muharemović was able to play 3 games for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup; That includes a last-32 loss to co-hosts the United States.

Folarin Balogan was fouled in the match and the American forward was sent off, although a FIFA ban was later overturned following the intervention of US President Donald Trump and White House officials.

Born in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, Muharremovic started playing football in Austria and made his debut against Wolfsburg in 2021.

He did not make an appearance for the first team after his spell at Italian giants Juventus and was sold to Sassuolo in 2025 after a successful loan spell.

Juventus are reportedly set to receive 50% of the fee due to the player’s sell-on clause last summer.