Having completed the permanent signing of Marc Roca from Leeds United, Real Betis want to return to Elland Road again for Diego Llorente.
Two days ago, Estadio Deportivo stated Real Betis are working on finding an agreement with the Whites after agreeing personal terms with the 30-year-old.
On Tuesday, ABC Sevilla reported the La Liga side have made significant progress to sign the Leeds defender. It was also said they hope to have him in the squad for the start of pre-season on July 8th.
Mucho Deporte provides more updates on the Andalusian club’s efforts to try and secure a deal for the centre-back.
Manuel Pellegrini’s side paid €4.5m to buy Roca, and during the negotiations with Leeds for the midfielder, they also talked about Llorente.
Taking advantage of these contacts, Real Betis are ‘accelerating to reach an agreement’ with Leeds over the fee and the payment method to buy the former Real Sociedad man. The fee could be around €4.5m.
It’s further claimed the Leeds player wants a long-term contract and Real Betis are willing to meet his request. This would indicate the two parties are yet to agree personal terms, despite an earlier claim from Estadio Deportivo stating otherwise.
Wednesday’s edition of Mundo Deportivo claims Real Betis want to ‘try to close’ the deal for Llorente before next Monday. They are working to sort out a deal with Leeds.
