{"id":1142112,"date":"2026-08-10T22:07:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T22:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1142112\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T22:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T22:07:19","slug":"sebastiaan-bornauw-nearing-leeds-united-exit-to-hamburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1142112\/","title":{"rendered":"Sebastiaan Bornauw &#8216;nearing&#8217; Leeds United exit to Hamburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsallover.com\/tag\/leeds-united\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds United<\/a> centre-back Sebastiaan Bornauw is reportedly set to leave the club for Hamburg this week.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pre-season is of course not to be judged wholeheartedly as concrete proof of what will follow. But, it\u2019s encouraging when squad players start showing their worth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsallover.com\/tag\/sebastiaan-bornauw\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sebastiaan Bornauw<\/a> comes into that category. The Belgian centre-back has impressed as he\u2019s stepped in for Gabriel Gudmundsson, filling in well alongside new signing Tarik Muharemovic.<\/p>\n<p>Hamburg close to signing Sebastiaan Bornauw from Leeds United<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, it was encouraging to see Bornauw\u2019s strong displays during wins over Sunderland, Liverpool, and RB Leipzig. But, it might not lead to more faith in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s because a move to Bundesliga side Hamburg appears to be close. It\u2019s reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abendblatt.de\/sport\/hsv\/article412813900\/wie-schnell-folgen-weitere-hsv-transfers-diese-baustellen-tun-sich-auf.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamburger Abendblatt<\/a> that he\u2019s \u201cslated\u201d in to be their next signing in defence, while that is also sharted by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/norbertnormeier\/status\/2086773149102637544\" rel=\"nofollow\">X account HSV Transfers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Importantly, that second source claims that Bornauw will be joining Hamburg on loan, which is \u201cvery far advanced\u201d between the two clubs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bornauw only joined a year ago from Wolfsburg, signed for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsallover.com\/josuha-guilavogui-leeds-united-transfer-impact-sebastiaan-bornauw-medical\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a35million<\/a> on a four-year-deal. The 27-year-old has three more years on his current contract.<\/p>\n<p>Loaning Sebastiaan Bornauw is an odd one for Leeds United \u2013 Either sell for a decent fee or keep<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If these reports of a loan are true, then it doesn\u2019t make a whole lot of sense from Leeds\u2019 perspective.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019d need to replace him and it\u2019s a position that we\u2019re not already having to look at. It would be an added priority on top of our ongoing businsess, so loaning him out with no incoming fee eats into our budget to replace him and sign other players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, if we\u2019re to sell Bornauw this summer, that would be much more palatable as we can replace him with the money we raise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019d be a bit frustrated to see him go, though. He\u2019s shown on multiple occasions that he\u2019s capable of digging in for us in tough games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That said, I also wouldn\u2019t begrudge him leaving to play every week, which is likely at Hamburg.<\/p>\n<p>            20%<br \/>\n            Love<\/p>\n<p>            0%<br \/>\n            Funny<\/p>\n<p>            0%<br \/>\n            Wow<\/p>\n<p>            40%<br \/>\n            Sad<\/p>\n<p>            40%<br \/>\n            Angry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds United centre-back Sebastiaan Bornauw is reportedly set to leave the club for Hamburg this week. 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