On Tuesday, Sport Witness covered comments from Sassuolo CEO Giovanni Carnevali about Ipswich Town loanee Arijanet Muric.
The Italian had big praise for the goalkeeper, who has impressed quite a bit in Serie A. Carnevali also expressed his willingness to go through with a permanent deal for the player.
So far this season, Muric has played all but one game in Serie A. He’s proved key in their push up the league table.
Sassuolo have the option to sign him permanently from Ipswich Town. There are now increasing signs that a discount will be sought from the Championship club.
Stance differing in Italy
While Carnevali seemed quite pleased with the goalkeeper, SassuoloNews have a slightly differing stance.
They acknowledge the impression he has made but feel there is ‘room for improvement’ in the Kosovo international. This is used as a means to make it clear that the €10m option to buy might be too much for Sassuolo.
It is clarified that this amount is generally a lot for the provincial club, who aren’t heavy spenders anyway. That is why they are likely to seek a discount from Ipswich Town over the permanent deal.
Regardless of how well Muric does, Sassuolo’s stance will not change. The report is simply using the ‘room for improvement’ part as an excuse to drive down the asking price.
A warning is also presented to Kieran McKenna’s side about the Neroverdi possibly walking away from the deal entirely. That may be an early bargaining stance, and this drama is likely to be headache inducing for Ipswich Town.
€10m is a good fee for Muric
The 27-year-old now has experience in the Premier League, Championship, Serie A, Eredivisie and the Turkish top-flight.
He is also at the right age and that makes a €10m valuation quite a good fee for Muric. Clubs in England would find it easy to afford that, even if Sassuolo do not.
That is why the threats from Italy about Sassuolo walking away shouldn’t bother Ipswich Town. They could well be back in the Premier League next season and Muric would only be an asset to have in their squad at that point.
