{"id":306458,"date":"2025-07-31T11:28:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/306458\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T11:28:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:28:11","slug":"leeds-united-have-walked-away-after-free-agent-requests-150k-a-week-to-join","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/306458\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United have walked away after free agent requests \u00a3150k-a-week to join"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 49ers are showing that they won\u2019t be bullied in the transfer market with Leeds United this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been an efficient and sensible approach to this window from the Leeds<\/a> owners, as after seven new signings, \u00a380 million being spent is good going.<\/p>\n

Although there have been many fiascos, Leeds will stick to their valuations<\/a> of players and not be priced out of a move.<\/p>\n

This has made the Whites\u2019 business look smooth and decisive when making big decisions.<\/p>\n

An example of this has emerged with a free agent who wanted an excessive wage, but once again, the West Yorkshire side flexed their muscles.<\/p>\n

\"DominicPhoto by Jan Kruger\/Getty ImagesDominic Calvert-Lewin wanted a high wage from Leeds United <\/p>\n

Despite areas in Daniel Farke\u2019s<\/a> squad being ticked off, the striker position still hasn\u2019t been fulfilled to the owners\u2019 requirements.<\/p>\n

Even though Lukas Nmecha<\/a> signed, Leeds want another striker<\/a>, and they could have done this in the form of Dominic Calvert-Lewin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The former Everton striker saw his contract expire at the end of June as he searches for a new challenge, with the 49ers making contact with Calvert-Lewin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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However, the Whites haven\u2019t pursued anything with the England international, as talkSPORT reporter Alex Crook has revealed why.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was told that Calvert-Lewin is looking for 150k a week. Which is why he held talks with Leeds and they backed off,\u201d Crook said.<\/p>\n

Alan Brazil responded in bafflement, saying, \u201cNo. 150k a week?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The former Toffees frontman does bring Premier League<\/a> experience with him, but it may be the sort of figure that is way out of Leeds\u2019 comfort zone.<\/p>\n

Why Dominic Calvert-Lewin decision makes sense for Leeds United<\/p>\n

The Whites do need a striker, and judging by the forward\u2019s 57 Premier League goals, his experience seems like a no-brainer.<\/p>\n

But a wage like that in a squad that is trying to be sustainable just can\u2019t be justified, and his form from last season doesn\u2019t help his case.<\/p>\n\nGames played<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGoals<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nShots on target per 90<\/td>\n1.12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAerial duels won %<\/td>\n50.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nChances created<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the Premier League for Everton (24\/25)<\/p>\n

Farke can be thanked for the rejection of this demand from the striker, as it was made clear by the manager that Calvert-Lewin\u2019s wage wouldn\u2019t reflect well on Leeds\u2019 squad<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This shows that the German isn\u2019t willing to give in to any absurd wage demands, no matter who the player is.<\/p>\n

What can be praised by the Peacocks\u2019 manager is not only his smart footballing brain, but his strong business mind as well, which exemplifies why Paraag Marathe<\/a> kept the 48-year-old in his post.<\/p>\n

Marathe trusts Farke<\/a>, and with decisions like this, Leeds can continue to carry out their sensible approach for the future.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 49ers are showing that they won\u2019t be bullied in the transfer market with Leeds United this summer.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":306459,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,33761,393,4884,1860,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-306458","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-dominic-calvert-lewin","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\/114947614833861353","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306458","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=306458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/306459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}