{"id":340612,"date":"2025-08-13T07:54:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/340612\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T07:54:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:54:14","slug":"facundo-buonanotte-loan-sanctioned-as-leeds-united-ready-next-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/340612\/","title":{"rendered":"Facundo Buonanotte loan sanctioned as Leeds United ready next transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Facundo-Buonanotte-Leeds-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Facundo Buonanotte, Leeds\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Imago<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755071651_70_2f351e28fc88420b1a94b5bbb907d2dc\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Evan Lloyd\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Wed 13 August 2025 8:10, UK <\/p>\n<p><strong>Leeds United are interested in a move for Brighton midfielder Facundo Buonanotte this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/daniel-farke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Farke<\/a> is hoping to add further attacking depth to his squad in the closing weeks of the window, with Leicester City\u2019s Bilal El Khannouss and <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/fulham-to-open-door-for-leeds-bid-for-rodrigo-muniz-as-craven-cottage-stance-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fulham\u2019s Rodrigo Muniz also under consideration<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Leeds had looked set to sign <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/igor-paixao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Igor Paixao<\/a> earlier in the window, but the Brazilian <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/leeds-target-igor-paixao-to-travel-for-medical-after-full-transfer-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decided instead to sign for Ligue 1 club Marseille<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Decision-makers at <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elland Road<\/a> had initially <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/opinion\/daniel-farke-to-be-heartbroken-by-thomas-frank-as-solomon-call-made-on-leeds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hoped to re-sign Manor Solomon from Tottenham<\/a>, and still could, with the winger pushing for an exit from North London.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/manor-solomon-leeds-united-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Manor Solomon in action for Leeds United.\" class=\"wp-image-172313\" \/>Solomon looks unlikely to return to Leeds (Credit: Imago)<strong>Brighton set to allow Buonanotte loan <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/manor-solomon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solomon<\/a> was among Leeds\u2019 most important and best-performing players last season. <\/p>\n<p>The midfielder scored 10 goals and provided 12 assists in the Championship, often being the man looked to when Farke\u2019s side needed intervention. <\/p>\n<p>But Solomon is yet to be replaced this summer, with several transfer targets looking likely to end up elsewhere. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/facundo-buonanotte\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buonanotte<\/a> could be available, however, with Brighton prepared to sanction another loan for the 20-year-old this season, according to the Daily Mail (13 August, page 65).<\/p>\n<p>Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund have both enquired about the Argentine, but the Seagulls would prefer to keep him in the <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds are among a cohort of top-flight clubs interested in a move, also including West Ham, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;He charmed his way through!&#8221; \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>Facundo Buonanotte has brought Leicester level with a delightful goal \u26bd\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C66bBNXZmh\">pic.twitter.com\/C66bBNXZmh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/1921580834223464651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Buonanotte showed promise for Leicester City<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Buonanotte was among the few players to emerge well from Leicester City\u2019s Premier League relegation last season. <\/p>\n<p>The midfielder spent the season on loan and managed seven direct goal contributions in the league for the Foxes.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old is a technical dribbler and a progressive passer, but, interestingly, his best performance on a statistical level comes within his defensive contribution.<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td>Facundo Buonanotte<\/td>\n<td>Premier League 2024\/25 (per 90)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tackles<\/td>\n<td>3.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tackles won<\/td>\n<td>1.89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Blocks<\/td>\n<td>2.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dribblers challenged<\/td>\n<td>3.96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Stats via <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/468a7a91\/scout\/365_m1\/Facundo-Buonanotte-Scouting-Report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FBref<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buonanotte dominates his positional peers among the top five European leagues, ranking in the 99th percentile for tackles, tackles won, and blocks.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine\u2019s pressing prowess could be exactly what Farke is looking for, with Leeds hoping to unsettle their opposition, chiefly at Elland Road.<\/p>\n<p>And if the Whites can secure a loan, they would be making a very low-risk signing, with the potential benefits huge.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaFloxY1SWsv0yud4k0u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MOT Leeds News WhatsApp channel<\/a> and turn on notifications to have all the latest, breaking Leeds United news sent straight to your phone.<\/p>\n<p>Related Posts<\/p>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Imago Wed 13 August 2025 8:10, UK Leeds United are interested in a move for Brighton midfielder&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":340613,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,117981,4884,1860,12415,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-340612","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-facundo-buonanotte","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-leeds","13":"tag-manor-solomon","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115020383226197742","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340612","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=340612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/340613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}