Union Berlin and Sevilla are reportedly both interested in signing Burnley's Arijanet Muric during the upcoming January transfer window.
The Kosovo international joined the Clarets from Manchester City in the summer of 2022, helping Vincent Kompany to guide the club back to the Premier League at the first attempt last term.
As first-choice goalkeeper, Muric kept 17 clean sheets in 41 second-tier matches as Burnley cantered to the Championship crown ahead of second-placed Sheffield United, surpassing 100 points on their way to the title.
The 24-year-old is a regular for his national side and recently featured in Kosovo's 3-0 victory over minnows Andorra during European Championship qualifying.
According to German journalist Florian Plettenberg, Muric could be set for a move away from Burnley in the near future, as the keeper looks to find consistent minutes.
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The report claims that Union Berlin and Sevilla are two of a host of European outfits keeping tabs on the former Man City man during the opening months of this season.
It is believed that both the Bundesliga and La Liga sides would be keen to explore the possibility of agreeing a loan deal for Muric in January with the option of making the transfer permanent in the summer.
Despite the keeper said to be fully focused on his duties for Kompany's men in England, it is understood that Muric wants to be playing regularly - a luxury that he has been denied since the start of the 2023-24 season.
Following their promotion to the Premier League, Burnley made a host of signings during the summer to boost their chances of avoiding an immediate return to the Championship.
The £19m move of James Trafford to Turf Moor from Man City was one of over a dozen arrivals at the club, and the England Under-21 international has taken Muric's title as first-choice stopper.
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The former Bolton Wanderers loanee has started all nine of the Clarets' Premier League matches so far, limiting his Kosovan teammate to a watching brief.
Kompany has handed Muric two appearances for Burnley this term, however they have both arrived in the EFL Cup against Nottingham Forest and League Two side Salford City.
After losing Yassine Bounou to the riches of Al Hilal and the Saudi Pro League in August, Sevilla are said to be in the market for reinforcements in their goalkeeping department, with former Aston Villa man Orjan Nyland currently in between the sticks.
Muric will take his place among the substitutes once again on Saturday afternoon when Burnley travel to fellow strugglers Bournemouth in the Premier League.
Carter White
