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At the weekend, Salzburger Nachrichten reported Red Bull Salzburg are keen to sign Leeds United’s Maximilian Wöber in January.

On Tuesday, Kurier stated the defender had already wanted to leave Leeds for the Austrian club in the summer window.

This report surfaced after Red Bull Salzburg managing director of sport Rouven Schröder didn’t rule out a move for the 26-year-old.

Wednesday’ edition Salzburger Nachrichten states the centre-back’s arrival in Salzburg is ‘taking shape’.

He arrived at Elland Road in January 2023, after spending over three years at Red Bull Salzburg. The Austria international has lost prominence under Daniel Farke this season, partly due to an injury, and has been limited to 100 minutes of action from three games.

The option of returning to his former club is becoming ‘more and more concrete’ as both parties want to work together again.

It’s claimed the negotiations are advancing and ‘only details need to be finalised’. These details aren’t mentioned, but this indicates concrete progress has been made for him to leave the Whites.

The newspaper states Wöber’s asking price shouldn’t be an issue for Red Bull Salzburg, given Leeds United are also willing to sell him next month.