PSV Eindhoven’s Noa Lang has told the Pingelaars podcast that he was disappointed after a move to Leeds United collapsed earlier in his career.
The winger spent three years at Club Brugge before joining the Eredivisie side in the last window, before that move he was also approached by Feyenoord.
After discussing his decision to reject Feyenoord in the summer, the 24-year-old explained why his transfer to Leeds didn’t take shape. His comments are relayed by Voetbal Primeur.
“The media wrote that I had agreed with AC Milan, but I was previously close to a move to Leeds. Leeds wanted to buy me for €40m from Brugge,” he said.
“In the end the deal collapsed and then I was really mentally exhausted. Marcelo Bielsa doubted how much work I could do without the ball.”
The Netherlands international hasn’t mentioned the specific timeframe when the Whites tabled a €40m bid to sign him.
Bielsa was in charge at Elland Road between 2018 and 2022, and the coach helped Leeds to return to the Premier League in 2020.
The Championship side failed to sign Lang in 2021, which is when they submitted a bid to secure his services. This was revealed by the player himself in June 2022.
Lang has scored five goals and registered an assist from 18 games this season for PSV.
