LEEDS UNITED NOW WANT TO SIGN £85,000-A-WEEK WEST HAM UNITED STAR
According to Football Transfers, Leeds United are interested in signing Michail Antonio from West Ham United this summer.
Michail Antonio as well as clubs in Saudi Arabia are keen on securing the services of West Ham striker Antonio.
The report has claimed that the £85,000-a-week (Spotrac) Jamaica international striker has told West Ham manager David Moyes that he wishes to leave if the Premier League club bring in Youssef En-Nesyri from Sevilla in the final days of the summer transfer window.
Moyes prefers to play with one striker upfront, so Antonio could be relegated to the bench if En-Nesyri joins the Hammers.
Antonio has been on the books of West Ham since 2015 and is under contract at the London club until the summer of 2024 with an option for a further year.
We do not think that Leeds United will be able to sign Michail Antonio from West Ham United in the summer transfer window.
We do not believe that it is feasible at all.
Leeds are playing in the Championship this season.
Why would Antonio move a tier down at the age of 33 when he could be playing in the UEFA Europa League with the Hammers this season?
Clubs in Saudi Arabia can offer a lot more salary than Leeds could.
And there is also the option of Fulham, who are in the Premier League.
We do not see a scenario at all in which Antonio leaves West Ham for Leeds in the final days of the summer transfer window.
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Leeds United have reportedly tabled an offer to sign Japan midfielder Ao Tanaka from Fortuna Dusseldorf this week.
The Whites are keen to bolster their midfield after losing Tyler Adams, Marc Roca and Benden Aaronson this summer. Daniel Farke is keen to sign a new man in the middle of his park, and they have been linked with quite a few names already.
Leeds United are pushing hard to sign at least one new midfielder before Friday’s deadline.
The Whites have been heavily linked with moves to sign Nadiem Amiri from Bayer Leverkusen and Glen Kamara from Rangers recently.
To add to that now, Farke’s side are reportedly keen to sign another hugely talented midfielder – Ao Tanaka – who has been excellent for Fortuna Dusseldorf and Japan over the last year.
The report from the German outlet claims that after Stuttgart had a bid rejected for Tanaka, Leeds have gone in with an even bigger offer to seal a deal.
It has been claimed that the second-division German side are ‘haggling over the last euro’ and are yet to accept Leeds’ offer. However, talks are ongoing and there is still a chance for this move to go through in the coming days.
Jude Bellingham was arguably the best midfielder in the Bundesliga during his time at Borussia Dortmund.
The Englishman is a complete midfielder. He can do almost everything on the pitch, and his leadership qualities make him even more valuable to whichever squad he is in.
Tanaka, 24, plays just like Bellingham, claims Bundesliga.com. They feel the Japan international’s leadership skills and ability in a box-to-box role is very similar to that of the Real Madrid star.
With just five days left in the transfer window, it will be interesting to see if Leeds can get this deal over the line.
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