{"id":685918,"date":"2026-01-10T03:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T03:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/685918\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T03:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T03:50:15","slug":"werder-bremen-unlikely-to-sign-max-wober-from-leeds-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/685918\/","title":{"rendered":"Werder Bremen unlikely to sign Max W\u00f6ber from Leeds United"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leeds United\u2019s<\/a> attempts to clear funds in order to reinvest in our squad during 2026 include having players out on loan with buy options included in their contracts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If Leeds want to spend big during the January window, we\u2019re going to have to find buyers<\/a> for fringe players before the end of June.<\/p>\n

A handful of players are out on loan from the club right now that could be seen as useful assets. But, their stints away from Elland Road are going less than ideally<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Most Read on LeedsAllOver<\/p>\n

Max W\u00f6ber\u2019s loan away from Leeds United at Werder Bremen not going to plan<\/p>\n

It was no shock to see Max W\u00f6ber shipped out on loan<\/a> early in pre-season during the summer. He left for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen in July, but his aims to get back to playing regularly after a tough 24\/25 at Elland Road have been dealt multiple setbacks.<\/p>\n

W\u00f6ber\u2019s debut for Werder came in the DFB-Pokal back in August, playing 79 minutes at left-back as they were beaten by Armenia Bielefeld.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s not kicked a ball since. A lengthy hamstring layoff has seen W\u00f6ber absent from matchday squads in the Bundesliga up until their winter break.<\/p>\n

\"\"Max W\u00f6ber has struggled massively with injuries at Werder Bremen, having left Leeds United in July. (REUTERS\/Leon Kuegeler)<\/p>\n

Werder host Hoffenheim tomorrow as league action resumes in Germany, but Bild<\/a> (via Sport Witness<\/a>) report that W\u00f6ber\u2019s fitness is tough and go for him to be available, amidst more muscular issues.<\/p>\n

Max W\u00f6ber\u2019s loan-to-buy deal set to fall through as Leeds United face Austrian\u2019s 2026 return<\/p>\n

The ongoing injury issues for W\u00f6ber at Werder Bremen aren\u2019t good news for our hopes of a permanent exit. <\/p>\n

His loan agreement comes with a buy option included, which isn\u2019t specifically reported, but could be around \u00a33.4million<\/a> after previous claims that he was due to sign permanently for that fee.<\/p>\n

Werder Bremen, understandably, aren\u2019t best pleased with the impact W\u00f6ber has had there since joining, though. <\/p>\n

The above report outlines that due to \u201cnumerous absences\u201d for the Austrian international this season, the chance of a permanent agreement is slim-to-none.<\/p>\n

W\u00f6ber\u2019s current Elland Road contract runs until the summer of 2027, meaning he\u2019s in the final 18 months. His current book value stands at \u00a34.8million<\/a>, which would drop to \u00a32.4million from the summer of 2026. In turn, it gives Leeds a greater opportunity to book a profit. That\u2019s especially the case with Austria heading for the World Cup, should he shake off injuries to travel.<\/p>\n

Leeds United need to hope for upturn in Max W\u00f6ber\u2019s transfer fortunes<\/p>\n

This currently benefits no one. <\/p>\n

W\u00f6ber being injured adds nothing to Werder Bremen\u2019s squad, meaning they won\u2019t want to spend a permanent fee on him. Which, in turn, hampers our transfer plans.<\/p>\n

If there was a guarantee that a club were willing to pay Leeds a fee, we could be looking at further spending in January.<\/p>\n

However, we\u2019ve got an asset on the books that the club don\u2019t want here. Also, player also doesn\u2019t want to be here, and the fans don\u2019t want him either. But, the \u2018buying\u2019 club don\u2019t want him either.<\/p>\n

We just have to hope his form picks up as we look ahead to the World Cup.<\/p>\n

Read more: Leeds United star makes bold admission on transfer future this week.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds United\u2019s attempts to clear funds in order to reinvest in our squad during 2026 include having players…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":685919,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,25764,393,4884,1860,2922,142361,52641,142362,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-685918","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-elland-road","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-leeds","13":"tag-leeds-united","14":"tag-lufc","15":"tag-max-wober","16":"tag-the-whites","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115868770378033084","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685918","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=685918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/685919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=685918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=685918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=685918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}