{"id":302232,"date":"2025-07-29T21:38:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T21:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/302232\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T21:38:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T21:38:12","slug":"premier-league-club-see-official-bid-rejected-for-leeds-united-transfer-target-40m-could-be-required","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/302232\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League club see\u00a0\u2018official\u00a0bid\u2019 rejected for Leeds United transfer target, \u00a340m could be required"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Leeds United might well count themselves out of a move for one of their rumoured transfer targets after another club saw a \u00a325m transfer bid rejected.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leeds United<\/a> aren\u2019t shy of spending money this summer. Already, Daniel Farke<\/a> has spent \u00a374million on new signings, with seven having arrived at Thorp Arch<\/a> so far this summer.<\/p>\n

The most recent is Lucas Perri. Leeds United have signed Perri from Lyon in a \u00a314million deal<\/a> and he will replace Illan Meslier in goal ahead of next season.<\/p>\n

But he\u2019s not the most expensive signing for the 49ers<\/a> this summer. Anton Stach has joined Leeds United in an initial \u00a317m move<\/a> which could quickly rise up to \u00a320m with add-ons.<\/p>\n

After reports earlier in the summer stated that Leeds have a \u00a3150m transfer budget<\/a> for this window, it leaves Farke with \u00a376million and for a while it looked as though \u00a330m would be spent on Igor Paixao.<\/p>\n

However, that move has fallen through. Instead, a similar amount could be spent on Manchester City\u2019s James McAtee<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"JamesPhoto by Gareth Copley\/Getty ImagesNottingham Forest have bid rejected for Leeds United transfer target James McAtee<\/p>\n

Leeds United have held an interest in McAtee<\/a> since the start of the year, and now following promotion to the Premier League, it looks as though Leeds could make their move. However, Farke\u2019s side are not alone in their pursuit of the 22-year-old Manchester City man.<\/p>\n

It is understood that McAtee has strong interest from the Bundesliga<\/a> as well as from the Premier League with Nottingham Forest. Reports earlier in the month revealed how Nottingham Forest were plotting a \u00a325m bid for McAtee<\/a>, and now journalist for Fabrizio Romano has revealed on X that Man City have in fact rejected an official bid worth around \u00a325m from Nottingham Forest for McAtee.<\/p>\n

MORE LEEDS UNITED STORIES<\/p>\n

Recent reports revealed how Man City could command closer to \u00a340m for McAtee<\/a> this summer: the same fee that they previously sold Cole Palmer for in 2023.<\/p>\n

The latest on Leeds United\u2019s search for a new number 10<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been reported that Leeds will focus on attacking signings, having now signed a new goalkeeper, several defenders, and two central midfielders in Sean Longstaff and Stach. Specifically, Leeds want a new number 10, a new winger, and a new striker<\/a>, and there are several candidates to arrive in the new number 10 position, one being McAtee.<\/p>\n

But with Forest having seen a \u00a325m bid rejected for McAtee, it suggests that Man City are wanting more, and Leeds United may be wary of going over that amount for McAtee, or for any player for that matter, as we\u2019ve seen with the Paixao saga.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Leeds United are linked with both Emi Buendia and Gustavo Hamer<\/a>, but a move for the latter may now be in doubt after it was revealed that Leeds United are in negotiations with Hamer<\/a>, but that talks aren\u2019t going all that well, with Hamer not particularly sold on a move to Elland Road<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Leeds are yet to make a formal approach for Buendia<\/a> at Aston Villa, though the Argentine is free to leave Villa Park this summer and Leeds hold a definite interest in the former Norwich City man.<\/p>\n

Right now then, it doesn\u2019t seem as though a move for a new number 10 is very advanced, but there are names on the radar, and things can quickly change, as we\u2019ve already seen this summer.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds United might well count themselves out of a move for one of their rumoured transfer targets after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302233,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,25459,1860,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-302232","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-james-mcatee","12":"tag-leeds","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114938689004753826","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302232","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=302232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}