While a lot of the headlines abroad mostly involve Premier League clubs, Leeds United are one of the few who remain heavily interested in foreign players, notably in Italy.
Andrea Radrizzani’s ownership of the club undoubtedly has something to do with that, and one of the latest players to be added to that list was SPAL’s Andrea Petagna.
Putting forward an offer of €15m, Leeds saw that bid turned away, as it was made clear by the Serie A club’s president their ‘goal is to keep’ him at the club to make a ‘competitive team’.
A fee of €25m was mentioned by TuttoMercatoWeb as what was required to change their mind, but Gazzetta dello Sport on Friday believe it’s more.
It’s stated SPAL want €30m, ‘and not a million less’.
Furthermore, they explain the offer from Leeds didn’t particularly interest Petagna in the first place, which is probably why this story has gone quiet rather quickly.
He could still leave this summer, but it’s more likely to be an intra-Serie A deal, as Fiorentina could turn their attention to him if they offload Giovanni Simeone.
For Leeds, however, it appears to be over unless they double their offer, which would then leave them with the unenvious task of trying to convince a player who isn’t all that keen on a move.
