Negotiations to sign Nadiem Amiri from Bayer Leverkusen fell through after Leeds United agreed a £5 million fee, but the offensive midfielder might yet go in January.
Leeds were without an attacking midfielder during the summer transfer window, but it wasn’t for a lack of trying late in August alongside the additions of Ilia Gruev and Glen Kamara.
The club had a £5 million fee agreed with Bayer Leverkusen for Nadiem Amiri, but fell short in player talks.
The Amiri discussions have broken down due to player demands.
Leeds appeared to be on the verge of signing Amiri late in the summer window, when he was spotted on social media roaming around the city centre.
However, it was discovered that the reason Leeds dropped the contract was because the player and his representatives shifted the goalposts on what constitutes an acceptable offer.
He was subsequently obliged to return to Germany on his own, despite the club paying for his airfare to the nation to commence face-to-face talks.
Amiri’s most recent: Still eager to leave Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen have been in superb form in the Bundesliga since then, sitting pretty at the top of the table, four points clear of Bayern Munich and unbeaten after 16 games.
Amiri, on the other hand, has played little and appears to be surplus to requirements as the team plans for January.
According to Bild, while his club may be unwilling to trade anyone in the new year, the player is eager to leave.
Marseille and Lyon are named in the report, with the asking price appearing to be the same right now.
Leeds must go beyond Amiri and consider other options.
We were interested in Amiri because Farke needed a new attacking midfielder in the summer, but we didn’t obtain one.
He’ll almost certainly want one when January rolls around, and the 49ers have put their money where their mouth is since taking over.
Amiri, on the other hand, will not be the player we aim to sign, given his shenanigans in the summer to make a transfer difficult.
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