{"id":205067,"date":"2025-06-22T12:13:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T12:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/205067\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T12:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T12:13:12","slug":"leeds-united-reject-6-9m-bid-for-elland-road-star-with-big-future-even-though-he-wants-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/205067\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United reject \u00a36.9m bid for Elland Road star with &#8216;big future&#8217; even though he wants move"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>All the attention among Leeds United fans continues to be focused on the announcement of Jaka Bijol as a new Leeds player, but many plates are being spun at Elland Road.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All that is left to do is the public announcement of Bijol\u2019s move to <a href=\"http:\/\/leedsunited.news\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds<\/a>. However, the delay has fans concerned, even if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/transfers\/what-has-left-leeds-united-insiders-shocked-amid-jaka-bijol-transfer-hold-up-at-elland-road\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beren Cross has told fans he has been assured there is nothing to worry about<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from Bijol, plenty is still going on at <a href=\"http:\/\/leedsunited.news\/club\/stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elland Road<\/a>. A big-money striker is expected in the door at Leeds this summer with Lukas Nmecha already signed, meaning a reshuffle in the final third is imminent.<\/p>\n<p>It places the future of both Patrick Bamford and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/tag\/mateo-joseph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mateo Joseph<\/a> in doubt. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/transfers\/leeds-united-reach-agreement-with-mateo-joseph-after-personal-request-from-spain-under-21-star\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joseph is desperate to join Real Betis and has agreed with Leeds that he will leave<\/a>, but only if Betis can match Leeds\u2019 asking price.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2219669832-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Slovakia v Spain - UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2025 Group Stage\" class=\"wp-image-91855\" \/>Photo by Image Photo Agency\/Getty ImagesSpanish reports say Leeds are staying stubborn in Joseph talks<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/news\/brenden-aaronson-reveals-struggling-leeds-united-teammate-has-been-asking-him-to-train-everyday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brenden Aaronson said Joseph has a \u201cbig future\u201d<\/a> but things have not materialised for him at Elland Road. Rewind 12 months and it was a different story, scoring goals against big clubs in pre-season for Leeds.<\/p>\n<p>But after starting the season as first choice, Joseph is now considered behind Joel Piroe, Bamford and new signing Nmecha in the pecking order. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diariodesevilla.es\/realbetis\/betis-tira-afloja-mateo-joseph_0_2004187878.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Diario De Sevilla<\/a> deliver a new update in talks for striker Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>They say Joseph is keen on a move and is pushing to join Betis. However, Betis are only offering a fee of \u00a36.9m while Leeds want more than \u00a38.5m. Talks are at an impasse and preventing Joseph from a move.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2193462058-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Leeds United v Harrogate Town - Emirates FA Cup Third Round\" class=\"wp-image-92079\" \/>Photo by George Wood\/Getty ImagesJoseph suffers Spain U21 heartbreak at the hands of Cresswell<\/p>\n<p>Quite literally, by the hands of Cresswell. England\u2019s U21 side beat Spain and Joseph on Saturday night in the quarter-finals of the U21 European Championships, with England looking to defend their title.<\/p>\n<p>MORE LEEDS UNITED STORIES<\/p>\n<p>Following the final whistle, all things kicked off and Joseph was right in the middle of it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/news\/leeds-united-star-and-charlie-cresswell-involved-in-ugly-post-match-scrap-as-england-u21s-beat-spain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spain\u2019s players aimed their frustrations at former Leeds man Cresswell<\/a>, though it is unclear what angered the Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>Replays show Cresswell fending off three Spanish players at one point, with Joseph trying to separate both Cresswell and his Spanish teammates. It might be his last action as a Leeds player this summer.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All the attention among Leeds United fans continues to be focused on the announcement of Jaka Bijol as&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":205068,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,1860,40939,100,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-205067","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-mateo-joseph","13":"tag-transfer-news","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114726961736419186","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205067","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=205067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/205068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}