Leeds United will ‘probably’ announce the signing of Junior Firpo from Barcelona next week for £ 12.8 million, as he has reportedly arrived for his medical treatment.
Firpo signed for Barcelona from Real Betis in 2019 for 18 million euros plus another 12 million euros in possible complements.
Opportunities in the first team have been hard to come by for the 24-year-old as Jordi Aldi has largely kept his place as a left back.
Gossip: Manchester United spies on Madrid DVDB opportunity
West Ham, Southampton and AC Milan have all expressed interest in Firpo in recent months.
But last month Leeds United entered the race to sign the defender.
Marcelo Bielsa’s team is ahead of its rivals as they have agreed to a £ 12.8 million deal with Barcelona.
the athletic Now they have revealed that Firpo “has traveled to Leeds” to complete his medical treatment. They add that they aim to announce the new signing next week.
The report says: “Junior Firpo is in England as he prepares for a permanent transfer to… Leeds United.
Barcelona’s left-back is on the cusp of a € 15 million (£ 12.8 million) move to the side of Elland Road. He has traveled to Leeds to await a medical examination.
Athletic understand that a move to Leeds is likely to be announced next week. The left back is a priority for Leeds during the summer transfer window.
Elsewhere, speaking after England’s first group match against Croatia, Alan Hutton received praise for Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips:
“It was great, wasn’t it? Absolutely excellent.
“Probably a lot of people were sitting there thinking, ‘Ugh, Kalvin Phillips is playing Declan Rice, they’re too defensive. We don’t really need this, we want another attacker on the field. ‘
“But my gosh, it was amazing. Actually, he didn’t just play that defensive role. Declan Rice was playing there and he stepped forward. It’s something we don’t normally see, but he clearly has it in his locker.
“He drove forward, he was tenacious, he broke the game and helped in front of the goal. He was everywhere and that’s probably the best performance I’ve ever seen him play. It is now an integral part. For me there is no way to quit. «
–
.
