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da esoccer bet： It’s that time of the year again where little transfer tidbits begin circulating about almost every club in the country.
Of course, Leeds United are no different in that regard, and the Whites fanbase will likely have seen the recent reports that their summer transfer target Baghdad Bounedjah will now be available for half of the €15m (£12.9m) fee that was once demanded for his services.
However, the key thing at this time of the year is to separate the true transfer reports away from the nonsense that is published every day.
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Unfortunately for the Whites, this report is rather difficult to believe.
Firstly, Leeds simply don’t have the power to spend money in January.
Victor Orta recently stated that permanent deals weren’t feasible because of their financial situation and thus, any paid transfer will likely have to be put on the back burner – especially given Leeds’ £40m wage level.
While they might be able to afford him next summer, rumours of a move in the imminent future are surely wide of the mark.
Meanwhile, the striker had an asking price of the aforementioned value for a reason, and after netting seven goals after five league games this season why on earth would that valuation be cut in half?
It’s not as if Al-Sadd are a poor club that needs the money either.
This is the Qatari team that apparently paid Xavi €10m (£8.65m) a year during his time as a player there.
To the surprise of absolutely nobody, the club’s chairman is a member of the Qatari royal family, so it’s a given that they’re not short on cash.
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Now, we don’t want to discredit any news outlet, but the fact that the original report came from Algerian outlet Competition isn’t the most encouraging of signs.
Leeds fans should certainly take these rumours with more than a pinch of salt as the factors surrounding the story simply don’t add up.
Orta’s comments are fine evidence of that.