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Leeds United They are likely to be close to making their first signing of the January transfer window after meeting the asking price for a 21-year-old defensive midfielder.
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It’s been a quiet transfer window for the Whites so far, but that’s probably no surprise with the Yorkshire side top of the table. championship table and is one of the stronger teams in the division. Daniel Falk has made it clear that he doesn’t like this transfer window, but that doesn’t mean the club won’t do some sort of business as they continue to be linked with new arrivals.
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A report released earlier this week stated Leeds scouts watch Mumba Bali match Plymouth face Brentford in the FA Cup on Saturday. The defender is well known to Farke, having given him his Premier League debut at Norwich City a few years ago, and the German may now be keen to reunite with the defender. The Whites are also likely to exit this month, with forward Patrick Bamford’s future very much up in the air.
Blackburn Rovers manager John Eustace has now confirmed Bamford is on the transfer target list His team this month: “Patrick is a very good player. I played with him at Derby a long time ago when he started.
“He’s been consistent at this level; he plays for a big club in Leeds. But there will be a lot of people criticizing me and all I can say is they are good players. You have to ask the club. He’s someone we’ve looked at A player on a long list of players we have to look at.”
Leeds United’s asking price for 21-year-old midfielder hits £3m
According to Portuguese journalist Sebastian Sousa Pinto, the Championship side now have a new player, Leeds United offer €4 million to sign Jay Davilawhich is what Leiria wants to pay for the players.
The 21-year-old is the ‘number six’ and has been playing for Portuguese second division side Leiria since July 2022. Dávila began his career in Ivory Coast with Al Hilal United in 2021 before moving to Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal United, a year before his move to Portugal.
The midfielder has only recently joined Leiria after a spell away from the club on loan and looks to have done enough in more than 30 appearances for the club to warrant Leeds’ attention. Sousa Pinto reports that Los Blancos have made an offer of around £3 million, an amount the Portuguese side would be happy with.
However, the transfer still looks difficult to complete as he needs to obtain a work permit. Leeds are not the only team interested in signing the player either, with several teams reportedly expressing an interest in signing the young midfielder.
