Monaco was one of a number of clubs that had monitored the progress of Ognjen Ugresic. Newcastle, Marseille, Feyenoord, Club Brugge, Eintracht Frankfurt, Freiburg, and PSV Eindhoven had also been tracking the 20-year-old Serbian-Hungarian Partizan midfielder, who joined the club in January 2025. The Serbia U21 international has 4 caps, a contract until 2030, and a current market value of €10.00m according to Transfermarkt.