Blow for Man Utd and Leeds! Napoli set to win race for €21m star

Napoli are reportedly set to win the race to sign Vanja Milinkovic-Savic despite being linked with Manchester United and Leeds United.

  • Milinkovic-Savic linked with Man Utd
  • also interested
  • Set to join Napoli instead

Blow for Man Utd and Leeds! Napoli set to win race for €21m starBlow for Man Utd and Leeds! Napoli set to win race for €21m starBlow for Man Utd and Leeds! Napoli set to win race for €21m star

According to Fabrizio Romano, goalkeeper Milinkovic-Savic is close to completing a switch to Napoli, while Cyril Ngonge is likely to go the other way on loan. That is likely to end and Leeds’ reported interest in the Serbian.

Both Leeds and United have question marks over their keepers, with Illan Meslier struggling in goal for years now and Andre Onana failing to impress after joining from Milan in 2023. Milinkovic-Savic is said to have a €21 million (£18m) release clause but it seems the sides haven’t acted quickly enough to sign the 28-year-old.

The 6ft 8in keeper began his career at United but was unable to obtain a work permit and joined Polish team Lechnia Gdansk in late 2014. Since then, the Serbia international has had loan stints at SPAL, Ascoli, and Standard Liege, before making a name for himself at Torino in the past few seasons.

With Milinkovic-Savic inching towards linking up with Antonio Conte’s -winning side, Leeds, in particular, are on the lookout for a new keeper. United, on the other hand, may keep faith with Onana.