Sevilla, Everton And Roma Set To Raid Recently Relegated EPL Club
Written By Onyeka Daniel
With the 2022/23 English Premier League season concluded since last month, the relegation of Leeds United was confirmed and the club is expected to lose a number of players owing to the fact that they would be playing in the Championship next.
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Even if they manage to retain some of their players in their bid to get a quick return back to top flight football, three of first team players are expected to depart, owing to the interest they’ve gathered so far. Spanish striker, Rodrigo, Italian forward, Wilfred Gnonto and Danish defender Rasmus Kristensen are all expected to depart.
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Rodrigo just lifted the UEFA Nations League trophy with Spain recently and despite missing the final through injury, reports from Spain has it that the 32yrs old is close to sealing a return to his home country with Sevilla. It Is reported that Rodrigo has a release clause of £3million due to Leeds’ relegation from the Premier League.
The move would see the forward join the Europa League winners ahead of next season. He was Leed’s top scorer in the league last season is reportedly the highest earner at the club with a reported £100,000-a-week wages.
Rodrigo netted 13 times in the Premier League last season; the club would miss his experience and ability upfront as they hope to bounce back from the Championship with their first attempt. Former Inter Milan forward, Gnonto is attracting interest mainly from Everton and Juventus, but nothing concrete yet.
Another Italian side, AS Roma are said to be in advanced negotiations with Leeds United over a possible loan deal for defender Rasmus Kristensen according to Gianluca Di Marzio.
The right-sided defender is expected to be on the move this summer and the Giallorosi ave been admirers of the Danish international for a relatively long while now, having expressed an interest in acquiring his signature from RB Salzburg last season before his eventual move to England. The €15m price tag set by his former club was thought to be too much for the Giallorossi at the time, who instead turned to Zeki Celik from Lille.
Now, however, they have another opportunity to make a move for the 25-year-old, who is unlikely to spend the 2023/24 season plying his trade in the second tier of English football. The player himself has reportedly given his approval and expressed a willingness to play at the Stadio Olimpico next season.
Meanwhile…
English Premier League side, Brighton and Hoves Albion have identified Atalanta midfielder Teun Koopmeiners as the perfect replacement for the wanted Moises Caicedo.
The Ecuadorian is expected to follow Alexis Mac Allister to the exit door after the Argentine joined Liverpool while Chelsea remain in the lead for Caicedo. Koopmeiners is highly wanted in the transfer market this summer and could well leave Bergamo just two years after his €14m move from AZ Alkmaar.
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His value has since comfortably doubled, especially following a very prolific campaign in which he scored 10 goals and provided four assists in 33 Serie A games for Atalanta. According to reports from Italy, coach of the team, Roberto De Zerbi has asked Brighton to make an investment in bringing Koopmeiners to the Premier League following the capture of James Milner and Mohamed Dahoud.
There is competition for Koopmeiners, as he has also been linked with Napoli, Juventus and Inter, but all of them need to sell before making any further signings in the midfield and also consider him as second option to their various targets. He has 16 senior caps for the Netherlands, finding the net once, and his contract with Atalanta runs to June 2025 with an option to extend for one more season.
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