In October 2015, Milinković-Savić received his first call-up to the full squad by manager Radovan Ćurčić for Serbia's UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Albania and Portugal. [6] He scored his first goal in a 1–1 away draw with Spartak Subotica on 9 March 2014.
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Milinkovic-Savic is no longer in United’s plans. [11] He scored his first Serie A goal in a 3–1 away win over Fiorentina on 9 January 2016. We’ll make the decisions that are best for everyone. His style of play has been compared by pundits to that of players such as Zinedine Zidane and Yaya Touré, as he blends the traditional attacking movement, positional sense, and finishing ability of an attacking midfielder, with the height and physicality of a target man or defensive midfielder; as such, he also is effective in the air, and is capable of scoring goals with his head as well as either foot, by making late runs from behind into the penalty area, or striking from distance. Manchester United Last week, Lazio president Claudio Lotito has confirmed that the club are open to selling Milinkovic-Savic this summer if they receive an acceptable offer.
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[13], The following summer, Milinković-Savić was one of Serbia's most influential players at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, as the team won the tournament.
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[8] He made his competitive debut for the club in a 1–1 home league draw with Cercle Brugge on 2 August 2014.
He also possesses good technique, tactical intelligence, vision, and passing ability, despite his lack of pace, as well as tenacity and an excellent defensive work-rate, which enables him to help out at both ends of the pitch, carry the ball, and start attacking plays after winning back possession. He was one of the midfielders who emerged from the youth squad that won two consecutive national youth championship titles, alongside Mijat Gaćinović and Nebojša Kosović. Sergej also made his first football steps with Sporting CP, while his father was playing in Portugal.[4]. Milinković-Savić scored his first goal for Genk in a 1–1 away league draw against Lokeren on 18 January 2015.
United are also fighting to keep Paul Pogba at Old Trafford as the midfielder has made it clear he wants to leave and is wanted by Real Madrid and Juventus.