Sassuolo buy Muric from Ipswich but Tractor Boys not obliged to sign Cajuste | OneFootball

Sassuolo have confirmed that they have activated their option to buy for goalkeeper Arijanet Muric, but his parent club Ipswich Town are not obliged to purchase Jens Cajuste on a permanent basis from Napoli.

Ipswich sell Muric to Sassuolo, Cajuste an option but not an obligation

According to the latest updates from Fabrizio Romano, Sassuolo have activated their option to buy for 27-year-old goalkeeper Muric at a cost of €7m.

The stopper, formerly of Manchester City, had recently claimed that he would not be returning to Sassuolo in 2026-27 for personal reasons.

“U.S. Sassuolo Calcio announces that it has exercised the right to acquire the sporting rights of the player Arijanet Muric from Ipswich Town,” the club wrote in a statement.

“The Kosovar goalkeeper arrived at Sassuolo in the summer of 2025 after his experience in the Premier League. He made 32 appearances for a total of 2880 minutes of play in the Neroverdi shirt.”

The Kosovo international made 31 consecutive Serie A appearances this season, helping Sassuolo to a respectable 11th-place finish in their first season back in the top flight, but only appeared once in the final six matches of the 2025-26 season.

Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that Ipswich are not obliged to purchase midfielder Cajuste from Napoli this summer.

FEBRUARY 01: Jens Cajuste of Ipswich Town arrives at the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Ipswich Town FC and Southampton FC at Portman Road on February 01, 2025. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images)

Ipswich still have an option to purchase the Swede for a fee of €7.5m, but their potential obligation to buy clause has expired as Cajuste did not play for 50% of the team’s Championship matches this season, which was one of the conditions for the obligation to buy clause.