{"id":71361,"date":"2026-04-29T18:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T18:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/71361\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T18:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T18:16:12","slug":"leeds-united-monitoring-union-berlin-centre-back-danilho-doekhi-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/71361\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United monitoring Union Berlin centre-back Danilho Doekhi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/961b217f98fef28ae0757d8f3ec7392a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Leeds United remain interested in signing Union Berlin centre-back Danilho Doekhi having attempted to land him in the winter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/sport\/football\/article-15774965\/Leeds-reignite-Japan-international-remain-hunt-sign-Bundesliga-defender.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=social-twitter_dailymailsport\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according to the Daily Mail;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;according to the Daily Mail&quot;}\" class=\"link \">according to the Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds manager Daniel Farke wants to bolster his defensive options at the Elland Road club ahead of next season, and the Dutchman remains on his radar.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Doekhi is a free agent at the end of the season and the Whites are not the only club looking to snap him up.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/dortmund\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Borussia Dortmund;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Borussia Dortmund&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Borussia Dortmund<\/a> also want the 27-year-old but a move away from the German top-flight could appeal to the 6ft 3in star.<\/p>\n<p>The Leeds target is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/13471068\/danilho-doekhi-interview-union-berlin-centre-back-is-europe-s-top-scoring-defender-who-ended-bayern-munich-s-run\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:arguably the most dangerous centre-back in the opposition\u2019s penalty box;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;arguably the most dangerous centre-back in the opposition\u2019s penalty box&quot;}\" class=\"link \">arguably the most dangerous centre-back in the opposition\u2019s penalty box<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He has bagged nine headed goals since his Bundesliga debut in 2022, with seven goals in 34 games this term.<\/p>\n<p>Doekhi has 16 goals in 134 games for Berlin and could be a decent addition to the Whites defence.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds could do with a defender capable of influencing play at both ends of the pitch, and the former Netherlands youth international fits the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>They are guaranteed Premier League safety having gone six points clear of the relegation zone heading into the final four games of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The West Yorkshire club face <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/burnley\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Burnley;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Burnley&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Burnley<\/a>, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/tottenham\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tottenham Hotspur;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tottenham Hotspur&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>, Brighton &amp; Hove Albion and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/west-ham\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:West Ham United;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;West Ham United&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Ham United<\/a> in their remaining fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds should pick up much-needed points to get over the line and they are already preparing for the summer transfer window as they look to avoid another relegation battle next term.<\/p>\n<p>Doekhi is not the only player the Whites are looking to sign for free in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>They are also <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsview.co.uk\/2025\/12\/leeds-united-want-union-berlin-centre-back-danilho-doekhi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:keeping tabs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;keeping tabs&quot;}\" class=\"link \">keeping tabs<\/a> on Sporting CP defensive midfielder <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/players\/1504374\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hidemasa Morita;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hidemasa Morita&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hidemasa Morita<\/a> having attempted to sign him last summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese is out of contract in the summer and more free agents could emerge as targets for Leeds following the success of <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/players\/390042\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dominic Calvert-Lewin;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Dominic Calvert-Lewin&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dominic Calvert-Lewin<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds United remain interested in signing Union Berlin centre-back Danilho Doekhi having attempted to land him in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71362,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[112,6185,38807,38810,2851,38809,190,38808,38806,23334,2353,15905],"class_list":{"0":"post-71361","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-berlin","8":"tag-berlin","9":"tag-borussia-dortmund","10":"tag-brighton-hove-albion","11":"tag-burnley","12":"tag-danilho-doekhi","13":"tag-dominic-calvert-lewin","14":"tag-germany","15":"tag-hidemasa-morita","16":"tag-leeds-united","17":"tag-tottenham-hotspur","18":"tag-union-berlin","19":"tag-west-ham-united"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116489367439900382","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}