‘Here we go!’ – Fabrizio Romano confirms £17m deal for Leeds United transfer target
‘Here we go!’ – Fabrizio Romano confirms £17m deal for Leeds United transfer target
Leeds United look set to lose any faint hope of signing Emi Buendia this month amid reports of his imminent move to Bayer Leverkusen.
Speculation surrounding Buendia resurfaced earlier this month with the 28-year-old struggling for regular football at Aston Villa, having started just three games across all competitions this season. Leeds were known to be interested in the attacking midfielder all summer and that interest remained going into January, with Daniel Farke still open to signing a ‘proper quality’ No.10.
But Elland Road chiefs were aware of the difficulties surrounding a move, given Buendia’s reluctance to drop back into the Championship coupled with the likelihood of top-flight interest. The belief was he could move to Spain but multiple reports now claim he will instead head to Germany.
Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg first reported on talks between Leverkusen and Villa over the weekend, with the former club unable to land first-choice target James McAtee due to Manchester City already filling their six European loan slots. Those talks look to have progressed well with Fabrizio Romano now reporting a deal is in place.
Both he and Plettenberg broke news of the deal on Monday evening, with Buendia set to join Leverkusen on loan for the remainder of the season initially. The Argentinian is set to undergo medical tests imminently and his transfer could be confirmed by the end of this week.
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