{"id":189807,"date":"2025-06-16T20:01:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T20:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/189807\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T20:01:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T20:01:15","slug":"leeds-united-and-udinese-reach-agreement-as-jaka-bivol-transfer-fee-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/189807\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United and Udinese reach agreement as Jaka Bivol transfer fee revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Leeds-United-Jaka-Bijol-1-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Leeds United Jaka Bijol\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Credit: Imago)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8959.jpg\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Pranav Shahaney\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Mon 16 June 2025 20:11, UK <\/p>\n<p><strong>Leeds United and Udinese have reportedly reached a verbal agreement over the transfer of Jaka Bijol this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/leeds-united-set-for-another-transfer-after-lukas-nmecha-twist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Elland Road outfit signed Lukas Nmecha<\/a> and are now on the verge of their second signing of the window.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old centre-back has been on the club\u2019s radar for the last few weeks and the deal appears to be reaching its conclusion.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1farke-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Leeds United manager Daniel Farke\" class=\"wp-image-189757\" \/>Daniel Farke wants more signings this summer. (Credit: Imago)<strong>Udinese finally agree to sell Bijol for \u00a317million <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to Calciomercato journalist Francesco Guerrieri (16 June), <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/jaka-bijol-bids-farewell-as-leeds-united-get-major-transfer-boost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds and Udinese have finally agreed on a \u00a317million fee for Bijol<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By doing so, the Whites have closed the gap and reached a verbal agreement with the Serie A outfit to bring the defender to <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elland Road<\/a>.<\/p>\n<tr>ClubAppearancesGoalsAssists<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CSKA Moscow<\/td>\n<td>96<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Udinese<\/td>\n<td>95<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hannover 96<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rudar Velenje<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Bijol\u2019s career in numbers.<\/p>\n<p>The two sides have been in talks for the transfer and now things finally appear to be ending.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>While Newcastle were keen on the defender, <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/leeds-united-to-announce-jaka-bijol-transfer-amid-huge-newcastle-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds hope to finalise the Bijol transfer by next week<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Guerrieri wrote on X: \u201cLeeds have closed the gap by reaching a verbal agreement with Udinese for the purchase of Bijol. Deal worth just over \u20ac20M.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joe Rodon can be the perfect partner to Bijol at Leeds United<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joe Rodon and Bijol would form a complementary defensive partnership at <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds United<\/a>, enhancing their Premier League survival chances. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/joe-rodon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rodon<\/a> brings 43 top-flight appearances and familiarity with Farke\u2019s high-pressing system, excelling in ball-playing duties with an impressive pass completion rate and strong aerial presence.<\/p>\n<p>Bijol, a 26-year-old Slovenian, offers physicality and anticipation, ideal for absorbing pressure in Leeds\u2019 open style. <\/p>\n<p>Rodon\u2019s composure on the ball complements Bijol\u2019s aggressive defending, creating balance in Farke\u2019s backline. <\/p>\n<p>Both thrive in high lines, crucial for Leeds\u2019 4-2-3-1, and their combined leadership, Rodon\u2019s vocal presence and Bijol\u2019s 54 international caps stabilise a young squad. <\/p>\n<p>This duo addresses Leeds\u2019 defensive frailties, reducing goals conceded and providing a platform for midfielders like Ethan Ampadu to push forward, significantly bolstering relegation avoidance.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, there aren\u2019t any more snags and the deal goes ahead as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Related Posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credit: Imago) Mon 16 June 2025 20:11, UK Leeds United and Udinese have reportedly reached a verbal agreement&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":189808,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,70462,1860,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-189807","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-jaka-bijol","12":"tag-leeds","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189807","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=189807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}