Vanja Milinković-Savić

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Vanja Milinković-Savić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Милинковић-Савић, pronounced [ʋâɲa milǐːŋkoʋitɕ sǎːʋitɕ]; born 20 February 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Napoli and the Serbia national team.

On 2 April 2014, Milinković-Savić signed his first professional contract with Vojvodina, penning a three-year deal.

On 17 May 2014, it was announced that Premier League club Manchester United had reached an agreement with Vojvodina for the transfer of Milinković-Savić. Both clubs agreed that the player would stay with Vojvodina for another season on loan. The deal was completed on 5 August, for a transfer fee of €1.75 million.

Milinković-Savić made his competitive debut for Vojvodina on 10 August, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 home league victory over OFK Beograd. He played the full 90 minutes in all 15 league games in the first part of the 2014–15 season. After the winter break, Milinković-Savić lost his place as first-choice goalkeeper to experienced Srđan Žakula, making only two more league appearances.

After failing to obtain a work permit…