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Leeds United have spent £34m to make Bosnian defender Tarik Muharemovic their second signing of the summer - giving the club’s strongest XI and bench a different look to it.
Nine days on from announcing the signing of Harry Wilson as a free transfer, Leeds unveiled Bosnia and Herzegovina international centre-back as the club’s second arrival of the summer and United’s second most expensive player in the club’s history on Friday afternoon.
Fresh from starring for his country at the World Cup, Muharemovic has joined Leeds from Serie A side Sassuolo for £34m on a five-year deal. In United’s history, only Georginio Rutter cost more money and only just at £35.5m.
Muharemovic fills a defensive void left by Pascal Struijk following the centre-back’s move to Brighton this summer in a deal worth £20m. Another big exit was also confirmed this week as former first choice keeper Karl Darlow joined Manchester United as a free transfer signing upon his Leeds deal ending this summer.
Darlow is the second keeper to leave Leeds this summer following the departure of Illan Meslier who also left as his contract expired, Meslier since joining Arsenal as a back up stopper.
A player who could have returned to Leeds this summer also left this week as Isaac Schmidt sealed a permanent move to Swiss club Young Boys following last season’s loan spell with Werder Bremen.
But Wilson and Muharemovic are two big signings for Leeds and their arrival significantly changes the club’s likely strongest best XI and bench. Here, following the deals so far this summer, is our idea of what the new Leeds best XI and bench now looks like.
7. CB: Ethan Ampadu
The captain, who is now signed up at the club until the summer of 2030 upon signing his new four year contract and the one to build the team around. | Getty Images
8. CM: Anton Stach
Undoubtedly another of the club's star men and a player probably unfortunate not to be part of the Germany squad at the World Cup, injury not helping on that front. | Getty Images
9. RW: Harry Wilson
Wilson will probably have to work his way in but the Wales international winger is a stellar signing who can be expected to be an automatic pick in the front line, likely on the right flank. | LUFC
10. LW: Noah Okafor
Another of the club's star men and another at the World Cup with Switzerland. The winger dazzled towards the end of the season before a calf injury brought an early end to his campaign and he's a must in the front line. | Getty Images
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11. ST: Dominic Calvert-Lewin
United's no 9 and clear first choice striker who has proved a brilliant signing after arriving on a free transfer last summer. Another who is perhaps unfortunate not be heading to the World Cup with England. | Getty Images
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12. Sub: Alex Cairns
Experienced keeper Cairns was another stopper out of contract this summer but the 33-year-old signed a new two-year-deal this week and he is now the clear and indeed only back-up to Perri at present. | Getty