Muharemovic ready for Juventus return at half price €18m deal | OneFootball

Juventus are ready to finalise the return of Tarik Muharemovic from Sassuolo, which thanks to his past in their youth academy will cost only €18m rather than €36m.

The 23-year-old came up through the Bianconeri system from 2021 and played for the Next Gen side in Serie C.

LECCE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 24: Tarik Muharemovic of US Sassuolo Calcio celebrates with his teammates after scoring his team’s opening goal during the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa match beetween US Lecce and US Sassuolo Calcio at Stadio Via del Mare on September 24, 2024 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)

He was loaned to Sassuolo in 2024, purchased a year later at a cost of €2m, but with 50 per cent of the future sale fee going to the Turin giants.

Why Muharemovic is so cheap for Juventus

TURIN, ITALY – MARCH 21: Francisco Conceicao of Juventus and Tarik Muharemovic of US Sassuolo Calcio battle for possession during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and US Sassuolo Calcio at Allianz Stadium on March 21, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Just one year on from that agreement, Muharemovic’s value on the transfer market has soared to around €40m including add-ons, with interest from the likes of Inter, Fenerbahce, Como, Bournemouth and Aston Villa.

His performances for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2026 World Cup also helped boost the centre-back’s profile.

SASSUOLO, ITALY – DECEMBER 06: Tarik Muharemovic of US Sassuolo Calcio scores his team’s second goal during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo Calcio and ACF Fiorentina at Mapei Stadium Citta del Tricolore on December 06, 2025 in Sassuolo, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Now multiple sources including Sportitalia, Sky Sport Italia and Tuttomercatoweb are confident that Juventus decided to bring him back to base.

It means they can get him for ‘just’ €18m including €2m in add-ons, half the real cost of the transfer that would otherwise be €36m for any other club.

According to Tuttosport, his former Juventus Next Gen teammate Kenan Yildiz was a key figure in the negotiations, convincing the player to reunite in the senior squad.

Inevitably, the presence of new Juve director Giovanni Carnevali, who until a few weeks ago was in charge of the Sassuolo strategy and therefore negotiated the deal in the first place, also helped.