Tarik Muharemovic Completes Transfer to Leeds United from Sassuolo

Tarik Muharemovic has signed for Leeds United, with his transfer from Sassuolo now official and confirmed across multiple outlets.

Transfermarkt (English/international edition) reported the move alongside a figure of €40m, flagging it as a record transfer fee in this deal’s context. Football Italia corroborated the figure and the completion, citing multiple sources in Italy to confirm the Sassuolo defender is ready to join the Yorkshire club.

No contract length has been reported by either outlet at this stage, and the fee — while cited consistently at €40m across both sources — remains the figure as reported rather than one formally disclosed by either club.

Muharemovic arrives as a centre-back from one of Serie A’s more structured defensive academies. At the confirmed stage, the shape of what Leeds are getting is clear: a defender significant enough in profile to command what Transfermarkt describes as a record fee in this context, and one whose move has been corroborated at tier-two and tier-three level simultaneously.

There is no Socceroos or Matildas implication to note here — Muharemovic is not an Australian international.

Sources: Transfermarkt (English/international edition); Football Italia (14 July 2026).