£12m Deal: Fulham finally to sign Leeds United star in a second bid

£12m Deal: Fulham finally to sign Leeds United star in a second bid

Premier League side Fulham have had a bid of £6.75m rejected for a player reportedly on Leeds United’s radar ahead of the summer window, but they are preparing a second offer.

Leeds are in need of new wingers this summer, after Jaidon Anthony returned to Bournemouth following his loan spell at Elland Road. Crysencio Summerville has half of the Premier League looking to sign him.

Indeed, Fulham are one of the clubs touted with a move for Summerville, along with Liverpool, Chelsea, West Ham, Bournemouth, Newcastle, Crystal Palace and even James Milner’s Brighton in the last week.

Willy Gnonto is another expected to depart Elland Road in the coming months and reports in Italy say that Inter Milan could sign Gnonto, to bring in a homegrown ace to aid Champions League registration.

Losing Gnonto, Summerville and Anthony would leave Leeds with just Dan James as an option out wide. Ian Poveda is about to leave the club on a free too, with his contract at Elland Road ending on June 30.

Fulham have £6.75m bid rejected for new Leeds target Silas

The player who has been on Leeds’ radar for the past several weeks is the DR Congo international Silas. Despite only starting nine of his thirty games, the Stuttgart wide player had a productive 2023–24 season.

In addition to playing in the African Cup of Nations, he contributed to 13 goals. Leeds was listed last week as one of five teams interested in Silas for the summer, along with Fulham, Villarreal, Lens, and Auxerre.