{"id":180647,"date":"2025-06-13T08:45:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T08:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/180647\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T08:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T08:45:15","slug":"leeds-united-offered-midfielder-better-than-declan-rice-for-a-bargain-price-very-ambitious-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/180647\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United offered midfielder \u2018better than Declan Rice\u2019 for a bargain price, very ambitious move"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 49ers are building up their transfer plan as the window reopens in three more days, and plenty of movements could be happening.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There was never going to be much happening in the opening week of the transfer market for Leeds United<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Despite Paraag Marathe<\/a> always nailing down an \u2018aggressive\u2019 approach for Leeds<\/a> in the window, it seems as if the Whites hierarchy are taking care.<\/p>\n

This hasn\u2019t stopped many names being linked however, with very ambitious moves potentially in the pipeline.<\/p>\n

But this newest target might not be beaten this window; it could be a sensational deal if pulled off.<\/p>\n

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The likes of Tammy Abraham have been linked to Leeds<\/a> in deals that fans may not consider realistic.<\/p>\n

Although this is the case for the time being, the 49ers<\/a> plan to spend on the level of Newcastle United<\/a> in the future.<\/p>\n

This could attract a wide range of targets to Elland Road<\/a>, with Marathe hoping the end goal is Europe<\/a> for Leeds.<\/p>\n

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Well, if they land this next target, it won\u2019t only be unimaginable, but it would show serious ambition.<\/p>\n

GIVEMESPORT are reporting that Leeds\u00a0are \u2018on course\u2019 to be contacted by Douglas Luiz\u2019s intermediaries to discuss what it would take to sign\u00a0the Juventus\u00a0star.<\/p>\n

A seriously ambitious ploy, but Juventus are ready to put Luiz up for sale, after the Brazilian\u2019s failed \u00a342m move from Aston Villa.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old is currently valued at \u00a330m according to the outlet\u2019s sources, as the Whites could land a bargain deal for an excellent midfielder at this level.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: What Alex Moreno said\u00a0about joining\u00a0Marcelo Bielsa\u00a0at Leeds United\u00a0in 2021\u00a0as 49ers\u00a0now eye cut-price deal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Leeds target Douglas Luiz been told he\u2019s \u2018better than Declan Rice\u2019<\/p>\n

Now, this might be a name Leeds fans didn\u2019t expect so early on in this incredible project, but here we are.<\/p>\n

The former Villa star was a sought-after candidate at the end of the 2023\/24 season after being a standout in Unai Emery\u2019s midfield.<\/p>\n\n\nDouglas Luiz\u2019s 23\/24 PL statistics for Aston Villa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGames played<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGoal involvements<\/td>\n14 (9G+5A)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nChances created<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDribble success %<\/td>\n60%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nTackles won %<\/td>\n65.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

This attracted plenty of interest, but the Serie A giants were the ones to land the Brazilian, and now, a couple of years later, extraordinarily, Leeds are on his radar.<\/p>\n

The Whites have listed a central midfielder as a \u2018priority\u2019<\/a>, and if Luiz arrives for just \u00a330m, it could be deemed the deal of the window.<\/p>\n

GMS also state that they will face competition from the likes of Man United, but the fact that Daniel Farke\u2019s<\/a> side are even involved is great to see.<\/p>\n

Pundit Jermaine Pennant might excite fans even more as he claimed Luiz was \u2018better than Declan Rice\u2019 during that 23\/24 season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

It\u2019s extremely ambitious, but Leeds\u2019 services are on the table, and Luiz has plenty of time to consider them.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 49ers are building up their transfer plan as the window reopens in three more days, and plenty…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180648,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,8905,393,4884,1860,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-180647","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-douglas-luiz","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-leeds","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114675182829387212","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180647","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=180647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}