{"id":304961,"date":"2025-07-30T21:52:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/304961\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T21:52:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:52:11","slug":"as-newcastle-enter-rodrigo-muniz-saga-leeds-now-make-approach-to-sign-35m-striker-thomas-frank-loves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/304961\/","title":{"rendered":"As Newcastle enter Rodrigo Muniz saga, Leeds now make approach to sign \u00a335m striker Thomas Frank loves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Leeds are still searching for a new striker.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Farke has told Patrick Bamford he is surplus to requirements at Elland Road, and is searching for a fresh face who can compete against Joel Piroe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TBR Football<\/strong> understand <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/50m-striker-is-aware-of-leeds-interest-and-hes-keen-on-move-to-elland-road\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rodrigo Muniz is an option for Leeds<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Fulham No.9 is believed to be open to making a move to <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/leeds-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, sources inform <strong>TBR Football<\/strong> that <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/aston-villa-and-tottenham-alerted-to-rodrigo-muniz-situation-amid-fulham-contract-uncertainty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newcastle have now been offered Muniz<\/a>, adding a new dimension to the saga after the Magpies failed to land Hugo Ekitike.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball-com.webpkgcache.com\/doc\/-\/s\/tbrfootball.com\/alexander-isak-now-missing-from-newcastle-training-ground-as-liverpool-ready-record-bid\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newcastle also look set to lose Alexander Isak<\/a> to Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>As competition arrives in the battle to sign <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball-com.webpkgcache.com\/doc\/-\/s\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/rodrigo-muniz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rodrigo Muniz<\/a>, Leeds have made an approach for an alternative in <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/artem-dovbyk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artem Dovbyk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds make contact with Roma over Artem Dovbyk<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calciomercato.com\/notizie\/roma-dovbyk-e-sul-mercato-leeds-e-west-ham-ci-pensano\/blt4eda5201676b7e9f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Calciomercato<\/a> now state that Leeds have made an enquiry to Roma over the Ukraine international \u2013 as have West Ham.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Italian news outlet believe Roma are happy to sell Dovbyk this summer after signing Evan Ferguson on loan from Brighton, but want a sum of \u20ac40m (\u00a335m) to sell the forward \u2013 having spent \u00a326m to sign him from Girona last August.<\/p>\n<p>The man born in Cherkasy scored 17 goals in 45 appearances across all competitions last season.<\/p>\n<p>What Thomas Frank has previously said about Artem Dovbyk<\/p>\n<p>Should Leeds manage to sign the 28-year-old this summer, Thomas Frank would presumably approve.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/brentford-boss-thomas-frank-says-34m-player-arsenal-just-made-contact-to-sign-is-really-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank previously hailed Dovbyk<\/a> while working as a pundit during UEFA Euro 2024, saying: \u201cThere are a lot of clubs looking at him, no doubt about that. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could see him in the Premier League in the future. I like his left foot, it is really good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dovbyk was one of the hottest strikers on the planet around this time last summer, having just won the Golden Boot in La Liga with 24 goals in 36 games, so it would be an exciting move for Leeds should this deal materialise. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds are still searching for a new striker. 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