{"id":374524,"date":"2025-08-26T08:59:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/374524\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T08:59:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:59:12","slug":"leeds-united-finally-set-to-sell-their-first-senior-player-of-the-summer-49ers-will-rake-in-3m-fee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/374524\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United finally set to sell their first senior player of the summer, 49ers will rake in \u00a33m fee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Leeds United surpassed the \u00a3100m mark on the weekend with the signing of James Justin from Leicester City for a \u00a310m fee, an impressive feat given Leeds are yet to sell a senior player this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A total of 10 signings that have cost \u00a3108.5m<\/a>, even though Lukas Nmecha and Dominic Calvert-Lewin joined on free transfers. Sunderland and Burnley have spent more, but both have sold players.<\/p>\n

Sunderland have raked in almost \u00a350m after selling Jobe Bellingham while Burnley cashed in on their star goalkeeper, James Trafford. Leeds<\/a> have not made a senior sale this summer, but have agreed some loans.<\/p>\n

Rasmus Kristensen\u2019s permanent move to Frankfurt is on this year\u2019s books, though that deal was done in April and only cost \u00a37.7m. Diogo Monteiro joined Arouca<\/a> from Leeds U21s, but that is about to change.<\/p>\n

\"JamesPhoto by Julian Finney\/Getty ImagesLeeds United set to sell defender for \u00a33m to Bundesliga side<\/p>\n

The signing of Justin was always expected to allow Isaac Schmidt<\/a> to leave Leeds. The Switzerland player managed less than 100 minutes of league action last term and in a World Cup year, needs to leave Leeds.<\/p>\n

Reports said earlier this month that Schmidt\u2019s move to Max Wober\u2019s Werder Bremen was close<\/a> to being done. But over the weekend, Schmidt was left in limbo as Werder closed in on Yukinari Sugawara<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"IsaacPhoto by George Wood\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

But, it seems Schmidt will be off to Werder Bremen after all. The Telegraph\u2019s Mike McGrath reports on X on Tuesday morning that Schmidt is set to join Werder, and will join them for a permanent \u00a33m fee.<\/p>\n

McGrath posted: \u201cIsaac Schmidt has pathway cleared for move to Werder Bremen after Leeds went into the full-back market. German club have been negotiating deal worth around \u00a33m for the 25-year-old.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Leeds full-back Isaac Schmidt has pathway cleared for move to Werder Bremen after #LUFC<\/a> went into the full-back market over the weekend. German club have been negotiating deal worth around \u00a33m for the 25yo, who made 14 appearances last season <\/p>\n

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\u2014 Mike McGrath (@mcgrathmike) August 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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How much have Leeds lost on Isaac Schmidt after 2024 move?<\/p>\n

It is less than a year since Leeds pulled off a deadline-day move in the 2024 summer window to sign Schmidt from Swiss side St. Gallen. But it is clearly a move that has not gone to plan for both parties.<\/p>\n

Reports at the time said Leeds had agreed a total package worth \u00a34.6m for Schmidt<\/a>. He signed a four-year deal, meaning each year was split into \u00a31.15m. That means a \u00a33.45m fee sees Leeds break even.<\/p>\n

But with Leeds set to accept a \u00a33m fee as per McGrath, Leeds will be making a loss of \u00a3450,000 on the defender. That is of course, if all the add-ons were met in Schmidt\u2019s move to take his fee to \u00a34.6m.<\/p>\n