Leeds United now have an agreement in place with Eintracht Frankfurt for goalkeeper Michael Zetterer, but the transfer continues to drag on.
BILD report on the situation in their Tuesday print edition. Frankfurt are looking to move on both of their goalkeepers – Zetterer and Kauã Santos – because their manager Adi Hütter isn’t convinced about either player.
Santos is more likely to stay so the focus is on offloading Zetterer. The German side have already reached an agreement with Leeds for him to move to Elland Road.
But the question remains whether the 31-year-old will make the move. While a transfer is ‘possible in principle’, the goalkeeper is yet to agree to it.
Agent shut down rumours
Leeds have been chasing Michael Zetterer’s signature for a few weeks. They have James Trafford as their new number one but need a reliable back up to the summer signing from Manchester City.
Initially, reports from England insisted that a deal for the goalkeeper was close. But that was then quickly shot down by the player’s agent in Germany.
“We are very surprised by reports that Michael Zetterer is on the verge of a transfer. These reports are simply untrue,” he said.
“Michael and his family are very happy in Frankfurt. A move is currently out of the question for him,” Nico Pellatz explained.
Frankfurt want sale
That should have been the end of the matter, however, it was anything but. Instead, a separate report a day later explained that Frankfurt were trying to push the goalkeeper out.
They want Noah Atubolu as their new number one. But they need to move the two options they have on first.
Zetterer is easier to sell at this point, so the focus is on him. However, he has no intention of being pushed out and is resisting the club’s efforts to get rid of him.
That’s led to the transfer dragging on, despite Leeds now having an agreement in place. And there’s no indication that will change any time soon either.
