{"id":694211,"date":"2026-01-14T00:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T00:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/694211\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T00:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T00:05:15","slug":"leeds-united-want-to-sign-danilho-doekhi-on-a-free-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/694211\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United want to sign Danilho Doekhi on a free transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b>Leeds United have been heavily linked with a move for the Union Berlin defender Danilho Doekhi in recent weeks.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/2010282926575939714\">Florian Plettenberg<\/a>, Daniel Fake is very interested in signing the 27-year-old and hopes to wrap up the move quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds eye a bargain move for Doekhi<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The player will be out of contract at the end of the season, and Leeds are hoping to sign him on a free transfer. It will be interesting to see if they can secure a pre-contract agreement with the Netherlands defender.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Meanwhile, a move in January is not completely ruled out for now. It will be interesting to see whether Leeds are willing to pay a nominal fee to expedite the move. They need more quality and depth in the defensive unit, and the 27-year-old would be an excellent addition. They are currently fighting for survival in the Premier League, and signing the Netherlands defender in January could be a masterstroke.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\tMore Stories \/ Latest News<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/01\/13\/tino-livramento-injury-newcastle-out-two-months\/\" title=\"Newcastle hit by major injury blow as star player ruled out for up to two months\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image_2026-01-14_030752475.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1652297 has-webp lazyload\" alt=\"Newcastle manager Eddie Howe\"  data-\/>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/01\/13\/crystal-palace-replace-two-players\/\" title=\"Insider confirms Crystal Palace want \u201cpotential replacements\u201d for two players\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oliver-Glasner-Wolves-v-Palace.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1617170 has-webp lazyload\" alt=\"Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner\"  data-\/>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/01\/13\/napoli-want-joao-gomes-wolves\/\" title=\"Euro giants lining up \u20ac40 million raid on Wolves for key star\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1495\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-4-10.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1651063 has-webp lazyload\"  data-\/>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<br \/>\nDanilho Doekhi could be an asset<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3212\" height=\"2141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-fc-union-berlin-v-vfl-bochum-1848-bundesliga-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1617318 has-webp\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:3212\/2141;max-width:2048px\"\/>Danilho Doekhi of 1. FC Union Berlin controls the ball. (Photo by Maja Hitij\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Apart from being a quality defender, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/01\/04\/leeds-keen-sign-danilho-doekhi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he is exceptional at attacking set pieces. Doekhi has six goals to his name in all competitions this season<\/a>. He could be lethal during pieces, and he could add a new dimension to Leeds\u2019 attack as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/01\/11\/leeds-danilho-doekhi-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The prospect of moving to the Premier League will be exciting for the defender<\/a>, and he will look to prove himself in English football. At 27, this is the right time for him to take on a bigger challenge. The move to England would be ideal for him. It remains to be seen whether Leeds can wrap up the move in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds will be fully focused on surviving in the Premier League for now. They have improved in recent weeks, and they will look to sustain their current run of form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds United have been heavily linked with a move for the Union Berlin defender Danilho Doekhi in recent&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":351661,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,1860,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-694211","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-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115890535351088117","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694211","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=694211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/351661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=694211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=694211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=694211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}