Adem Ljajic

Adem Ljajic (Serbian Cyrillic: Адем Љајић, pronounced [aːdem ʎaːjitɕ]; born 29 September 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Besiktas and the Serbia national team.

Ljajic began his career with FK Josanica, and later Partizan, with whom he made his debut in the Serbian SuperLiga and UEFA Champions League. In January 2010, he was set to join England's Manchester United, but the club withdrew its option to sign him in December 2009. Instead, he joined Fiorentina for a reported fee of around €8 million in January 2010. In August 2013, after three years in Florence, Ljajic joined Roma for an €11 million fee, signing a four-year contract. In July 2016, he was sold to Torino.

Ljajic made his senior international debut for Serbia in 2010. From 2012 to 2014, he was frozen out of the team by manager Sinisa Mihajlovic for objecting to singing the Serbian national anthem. He was part of the Serbian squad at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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