{"id":319789,"date":"2025-08-05T12:26:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T12:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/319789\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T12:26:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T12:26:13","slug":"leeds-united-learn-of-significant-rodrigo-muniz-development-with-flights-planned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/319789\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United learn of significant Rodrigo Muniz development with flights\u00a0planned"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fulham striker Rodrigo Muniz is the primary target for Leeds United in the summer transfer window.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Standing at 6\u20191\u2033, being a reliable finisher, and linking play well as the focal point of the attack \u2014 it\u2019s clear to see why Leeds United<\/a> are keen for a player of Rodrigo Muniz\u2019s profile<\/a>\u00a0to come in this summer.<\/p>\n

They need someone who can lead the line and spearhead Leeds\u2019 striker position, with it becoming clearer by the week that\u00a0Muniz is Leeds\u2019 top striker target<\/a>\u00a0this summer transfer window.<\/p>\n

There have also been reports that\u00a0Spurs have seen a bid for Muniz rejected<\/a>\u00a0earlier in the window, with\u00a0Newcastle United said to have joined the Muniz race<\/a>\u00a0alongside others in recent weeks as well.<\/p>\n

\"RodrigoPhoto by Alex Davidson\/Getty ImagesAtalanta step up their efforts to sign Leeds target Rodrigo Muniz<\/p>\n

The problem is that Leeds have been met with competition in the race for Muniz, and it appears to be getting more difficult by the day with interest mounting.<\/p>\n

Newcastle\u2019s interest has also been added to with\u00a0Serie A outfit Atalanta BC also eyeing Muniz<\/a>. Leeds\u2019 top target will not be an easy deal to complete.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s despite positive progress on a deal for Muniz<\/a> being made\u00a0in recent weeks, with\u00a0Muniz to Leeds supposedly accelerating<\/a>\u00a0via some reports.<\/p>\n

Now, Atalanta are stepping up their efforts for the 24-year-old striker, with Italian transfer guru Gianluca Di Marzio outlining the latest.<\/p>\n

MORE LEEDS UNITED STORIES<\/p>\n

He reports that Muniz is the top target for their attack, but also that a trip to England for Antonio Percassi is expected and he will speak directly with Fulham.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s likely that a\u00a0club-record fee from Leeds is required to sign Muniz<\/a>\u00a0and there is a question of how high the Serie A side can go in terms of the financials to acquire him, however.<\/p>\n

\"FBL-GER-CUP-BIELEFELD-STUTTGART\"Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL\/AFP via Getty ImagesErmedin Demirovic or Beto would make good alternatives for Leeds<\/p>\n

Everton striker Beto is an alternative to Muniz<\/a> but perhaps VfB Stuttgart striker Ermedin Demirovic could be someone Leeds sign<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n

He is a peak-age player with plenty of quality and know-how already. Unfortunately for Demirovic, he has been out of favour with Stuttgart due to Nick Woltemade and Deniz Undav\u2019s form also being excellent.<\/p>\n

He could be well-suited to Premier League football and a sensible signing for Leeds if they can strike a deal for a player who has only spent one season at Stuttgart.<\/p>\n\nSeason\/Team<\/td>\nAppearances<\/td>\nGoals<\/td>\nAssists<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2022\/23 \u2013 Augsburg<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2023\/24 \u2013 Augsburg<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2024\/25 \u2013 Stuttgart<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Ermedin Demirovic\u2019s Bundesliga record (last three seasons)<\/p>\n

Demirovic has really hit his stride in the last two seasons, scoring regularly and showing his creative side in numerous moments when combining with teammates around the box.<\/p>\n

As the lone striker with runners around him, and good deliveries into the box, Demirovic could be exactly what Leeds need in their first season of Premier League football.<\/p>\n

The fact he is available after winning the 2024\/25 DFB-Pokal with Stuttgart may be a surprise, but he deserves to be playing regularly in the top flight somewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fulham striker Rodrigo Muniz is the primary target for Leeds United in the summer transfer window. Standing at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":319790,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,1860,78356,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-319789","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-rodrigo-muniz","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114976154213349765","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319789","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=319789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}