He Leeds United would have rejected the offer presented by Real Betis for the defender Diego Llorentewhich the green and white club intends to include to strengthen its defensive axis, since after the retirement of Sokratis and the transfer of Chadi Riad it only has the services of Germán Pezzella, who is currently in the Copa América, and Marc Bartra, who just back from a long injury layoff, as is young Senegalese Nobel Mendy, who played in the reserve team last season and barely featured in the first team under Manuel Pellegrini.
Real Betis intend to acquire the services of Diego Llorente after Roma did not exercise the purchase option, of 5 million euros, agreed by the Roman team in Leeds, who will now reject the first, lower offer, made of the green and white club, according to BBC journalist Adam Pope. Leeds bought Diego Llorente, who turns 31 in August, for 20 million euros from Real Sociedad in the summer of 2020 and Betis are unwilling to pay more than 4.5 million at present.
The green and white club has been negotiating the signing of one or two center-backs for some time and also offered around 5 million euros to Internacional de Porto Alegre for 50% of Vitao’s transfer, which the Brazilian club signed for both. year after his contract with Shakhtar Donetsk expired. That offer was also not accepted by Inter, who asked for 10 million euros for 80% of the transfer of the central defender, so the sports management makes other options.
Source: La Verdad
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