{"id":126575,"date":"2025-05-24T00:06:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T00:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/126575\/"},"modified":"2025-05-24T00:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T00:06:11","slug":"alan-nixon-responds-when-asked-whether-mateus-fernandes-will-pick-leeds-united-or-crystal-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/126575\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Nixon responds when asked whether Mateus\u00a0Fernandes will pick Leeds United or Crystal Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Leeds United have now been linked with a move for Southampton midfielder Mateus Fernandes ahead of the summer transfer window.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A new name in Mateus Fernandes has now been added to the list of Leeds United summer transfer targets<\/a>, with the summer transfer window officially opening on June 1st<\/a> for teams in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been claimed that Leeds United and Crystal Palace are interested in Fernandes<\/a> who\u2019s been a shining light for Southampton in their otherwise dreadful 2024\/25 season, with the former Sporting CP midfielder scoring twice and assisting three more in 35 Premier League games this season.<\/p>\n

At 20 years old he\u2019s a player with bags of potential and so it\u2019s unsurprising to see this kind of transfer interest emerging. But for Leeds United<\/a> it could be another tricky transfer pursuit, with Daniel Farke\u2019s<\/a> side already facing some uphill battles in the transfer market.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s now been claimed that Wolves have joined the race to sign James McAtee, with that pursuit looking difficult, whilst Crystal Palace have joined the race to sign Vardy<\/a>, summing up the kind of battles Leeds face this summer.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by James Holyoak\/MB Media\/Getty ImagesAlan Nixon drops Leeds United hint as race to sign Mateus Fernandes heats up<\/p>\n

Posting on BlueSky, journalist Alan Nixon was asked whether or not he thinks Fernandes would opt for a move to Elland Road<\/a> this summer, instead of a move to Selhurst Park where they\u2019ll have European football on offer next season, after Crystal Palace won the FA Cup.<\/p>\n

And Nixon simply stated that \u2018Leeds maybe need him more\u2019 this summer, suggesting that the Whites are ready to push the boat out to sign Fernandes. Following promotion, Farke has set his sights on a number of attacking midfielders with Brenden Aaronson having been a weak link in the side last season.<\/p>\n

McAtee is among those linked, along with names like West Ham\u2019s Tomas Soucek too.<\/p>\n

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Leeds maybe need him more<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Alan Nixon (@reluctantnicko.bsky.social<\/a>) 23 May 2025 at 12:35<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Leeds United have a massive advantage in race to sign Mateus Fernandes<\/p>\n

A move to Crystal Palace would be an exciting prospect for any young footballer. But with Palace winning the FA Cup and gearing up for a big summer, game time could well prove limited for Fernandes should he move to Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n

The Eagles are bound to sign some top players this summer and they already boast a squad full of talent. Leeds United meanwhile have a lot of gaps to fill and only so much money, and the central midfield positions are particularly light as it is.<\/p>\n

For Fernandes, a move to Leeds United would see him get pretty much unlimited game time next season and from there, if Leeds United can push on, Fernandes could quickly come into the conversation for a top, top move.<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll no doubt come down to money though, with rumours of a \u00a330million price tag on Fernandes\u2019 head.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds United have now been linked with a move for Southampton midfielder Mateus Fernandes ahead of the summer…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126576,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,1860,55980,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-126575","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-leeds","12":"tag-mateus-fernandes","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114559895706755879","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}