Two Defenders Linked to Juventus & Milan Are EPL Bound | OneFootball

Tarik Muharemovic will leave Serie A, as Juventus elected not to bring him back, while Antonio Silva, who had been attached to Milan, won’t be coming to the Peninsula. Both are headed to the Premier League, Fabrizio Romano reports (via SOSFanta).

Leeds United have bested Bournemouth and Sunderland in the race for the Bosnian defender. They will pay €38/40M to Sassuolo. The Bianconeri will pocket half of that figure due to a 50 percent resale clause. They wished to acquire him for about €15M, but the Emilian side drove up his price tag. The center-back will sign a rich five-year deal.

While Juventus gave serious thought to signing Muharemovic, Milan didn’t go past an initial inquiry for Antonio Silva. Benfica couldn’t convince him to sign an extension and then swiftly sold him to the Cherries.

The Rossoneri have already signed Mario Gila for a higher fee. They might add further if they parted ways with Fikayo Tomori. The Englishman has been linked to the Old Lady, but they’ll resume negotiating with Bologna for Jhon Lucumi first now that his €28M release clause is no longer in play. He’s drawing interest from Saudi Arabia, though, Sportitalia informs.

Our Take on Juventus and Muharemovic and Milan and Antonio Silva

The Rossoneri would have purchased the latter if they really wanted him, considering how much they shelled out for Gila, who’s more of a sure thing. If they address the position again, it’ll have to be a proper stud.

Instead, the Old Lady must be in a pretty dire financial state, or simply not rate the talent that much, if they passed on him for a few million. They’ll have to spend a comparable amount of money on another decent defender.