Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City and Aston Villa are keen on signing Red Bull Salzburg’s Kerim Alajbegović. 

The 18-year-old’s development at the Austrian club has seen Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, Aston Villa and others take notice.

He left 1. FC Köln’s academy for Bayern Leverkusen in 2021 and spent four years with the latter’s youth system.

In July 2025, the Bundesliga side sold him to Red Bull Salzburg and the move worked out well so far.

Operating mainly on the left wing and at times as a right winger, he scored 11 goals and contributed three assists from 37 matches.

His Austrian Bundesliga stats this season are as follows:

• Appearances: 21
• Starts: 16
• Total minutes: 1,406
• Minutes per game: 67
• Expected Goals: 3.31
• Expected Assists: 3.53
• Goal conversion: 11%
• Big chances created: 6

His impressive performances helped him make debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s senior team in September. Earlier in the season, Sport Witness covered claims from Germany of Manchester United scouting the youngster.

PL quartet in picture for transfer

Bosnia’s Reprezentacija report several English clubs ‘want to complete the transfer of Kerim Alajbegović as soon as possible.’ Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City and...