{"id":154976,"date":"2025-06-03T14:15:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/154976\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T14:15:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:15:25","slug":"igor-paixaos-chances-of-joining-leeds-united-change-as-rumours-of-a-bid-surface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/154976\/","title":{"rendered":"Igor Paixao\u2019s chances of joining\u00a0Leeds United\u00a0change as rumours of a bid surface"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week, things seem to have turned up a notch. Leeds United are being linked with new players every day with Adam Underwood yet to make his first signing as sporting director.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former head of recruitment at Leeds<\/a> is the club\u2019s new sporting director and has been thrown in at the deep end, with this summer\u2019s window deemed one of the most important markets in the club\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

The widening gap between the Premier League<\/a> and the Championship<\/a>, proven by Southampton, Leicester and Ipswich suffering relegation after promotion, highlights how important recruitment is going to be.<\/p>\n

The number of players since Leeds secured promotion that have been linked with a move to Elland Road<\/a> is now well over 70, and one of the latest players touted with a Leeds transfer is Feyenoord\u2019s Igor Paixao.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Pim Waslander\/Soccrates Images\/Getty ImagesMarseille table bid to sign Leeds United target Igor Paixao<\/p>\n

Paixao is likely to be on the move this summer after a stunning campaign in which the Brazilian has had a hand in a whopping 37 goals and assists during 2024-25. Leeds and Brighton are interested in Paixao<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, Leeds are already trailing Roberto De Zerbi\u2019s Marseille in the race for the Feyenoord winger, as per a report from French outlet Le Phoceen<\/a>. They claim that Marseille have tabled a \u00a317m+ offer for him.<\/p>\n

Initial reports linking Leeds with a move for Paixao suggest Feyenoord want a whole lot more than just \u00a317m, possibly double that figure. But Marseille are certainly keen and negotiations will now be held.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Marcel van Dorst \/ EYE4images\/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesLeeds face familiar frustration in Paixao race after Jon Rowe saga<\/p>\n

In the summer of 2024, Leeds were very interested in raiding Daniel Farke\u2019s old side for Jon Rowe<\/a>. The England U21 star had just enjoyed a brilliant breakthrough season with Norwich, and Leeds were keen.<\/p>\n

MORE LEEDS UNITED STORIES<\/p>\n

However, with Leeds struggling to meet Norwich\u2019s asking price, De Zerbi swooped and lured Rowe to Marseille<\/a>. Now, Leeds could face a familiar obstacle to overcome in the form of Marseille, for Paixao.<\/p>\n

Marseille finished second in Ligue 1 this season and have qualified for the Champions League next term, making them more than just a climbable obstacle. Certainly, Marseille are on pole to land the Brazilian.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This week, things seem to have turned up a notch. Leeds United are being linked with new players…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154977,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,65175,1860,20074,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-154976","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-igor-paixao","12":"tag-leeds","13":"tag-roberto-de-zerbi","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114619857266606525","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154976","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=154976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}