After ten Premier League games, Leeds United are sitting in the top half of the table.
The Whites currently occupy 9th place and are six points clear of the drop zone.
Ultimately, in our second season back in the top flight, avoiding relegation is our top priority. However, Daniel Farke’s men have proven that they will likely be a side that finishes a lot closer to the European spots than they do the drop zone this season.
Obviously, a tremendous amount of credit needs to be given to our players for making this all possible. In the midst of our fine form, The Athletic have made a sensational claim regarding one of our players when singing his praises.
The Athletic makes a stunning transfer claim about Tarik Muharemovic
Recently, The Athletic published a list of the top 50 players in the Premier League on current form.
After our promising start to the season, three United players made the cut. The three who made the list were Dominic Calvert-Lewin, James Trafford and Tarik Muharemovic.
Calvert-Lewin was ranked 40th, Trafford was ranked 31st, and Muharemovic was all the way up at 11th.
When justifying the decision to have Muharemovic so high up in the list, Phil Hay and Tim Spiers, who wrote the article, had this to say.
“(Muharemovic) looked pretty ace for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the World Cup. Looks pretty ace for Leeds United in the Premier League and is essentially just pretty ace.
“Leeds, with Daniel Farke as manager, are quite conservative in an attacking sense. So an awful lot rests on the quality of their backline, in which Muharemovic has been dreamy.
“He’s competitive, he’s a ball player. He reads the game well, and the next time he moves, it won’t be for £34million.”
In fact, only Gabriel (10th), Luka Vuskovic (8th) and Ezri Konsa (4th) are the centre-backs ranked ahead of Muharemovic.
It’s still early days, and whilst the reports aren’t the most reliable, £60million is a figure that’s been thrown around so far as a potential asking price for Muharemovic.
But when considering how much other players in his position, like Vuskovic, could be sold for £83.5million, the 49ers may even demand more for their Bosnian if other teams come calling.
Tarik Muharemovic transfer talk is disheartening
I’m not naive enough to believe that Muharemovic will stay at Leeds for the rest of his career. Especially when he is being touted as one of the best players in the Premier League.
However, every time Muharemovic is praised, there always seems to be the caveat that we’re going to sell the defender at some point.
Naturally, as we’re establishing ourselves in the Premier League, buying and developing players to sell on for a profit is a part of the process.
But at the end of the day, Muharemovic hasn’t even played half a season for us yet.
It’s always a privilege when a quality player pulls on that white shirt and represents Leeds. Muharemovic undoubtedly falls into that category.
But for now, I just want to enjoy watching the Bosnian shut down opposition strikers for us. Rather than worrying about how long he’ll be here for or how much profit we can make on him.
