Leeds United were in talks to sign Julian Brandt on a free transfer, but the German has instead opted to go elsewhere.

The Whites have been very ambitious this summer and are so far getting what we’re after. Harry Wilson, Tarik Muharemovic, and hopefully James Trafford soon joins them at Elland Road.

A long-running saga has been whether the club will bring another free transfer to the club in German international Julian Brandt.

Julian Brandt snubs Leeds United for Ajax with transfer confirmation

Leeds were reportedly seen as one of gthe front-runners to sign Brandt after his emotional exit from Borussia Dortmund this summer.

It was claimed that Elland Road and the Premier League was his preference over a move to fellow suitors Ajax. The Dutch giants could offer European football to Brandt. But, the lure of the ‘best league in the world’ was claimed to work in our favour.

However, despite this supposed preference, Brandt has now confirmed his decision with a move to Ajax.

A three-year contract has been signed with the Amsterdam club, as technical director Jordi Cruyff revealed in their statement that talks had been ongoing for months:

 “Julian has chosen Ajax, and we are absolutely delighted about that. We have been in talks for several months, and he also had the opportunity to sign for other clubs. With Julian, we are bringing in a top international player with a wealth of experience and a fantastic mentality. I am convinced he will add real quality to our squad.”

That’s that – Leeds United to look for alternatives to Julian Brandt

Well, after all that deliberating, Brandt finally makes his decision. At least it stops Leeds waiting around any longer than we already have.

It’s a shame that all of the supposed preference of moving to Leeds was clearly just bluster to secure a lucrative deal at Ajax is a shame. He would’ve been a really fun signing.

However, it’s one that isn’t going to leave me losing much sleep. It’s just frustrating that he was using our interest to get himself sorted out nicely by Ajax.

Good luck to him, our focus is now on signing someone of a likewise technical level to improve our attack.

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