Leeds United and 49ers Enterprises are now interested in signing the new “top talent”, according to Sky Sports.
Leeds want at least three more signings before the transfer window
The Whites and Daniel Farke have made four signings so far this summer, with Joe Rodon, Alex Cairns and Jayden Bogle arriving on permanent deals, while Joe Rothwell has joined on loan.
However, the outgoing list has greatly outweighed the incoming list, with Crysencia Summerville’s move to West Ham the latest blow for Leeds.
Farke said after Leeds’ final pre-season game against Valencia that they wanted to replace the Dutch winger but had “limited resources”.
“It’s not like we’re going to take a whole player like Archie Gray or Cree Summerville now, also a lot of money and we can spend it now. Right now we still have to pay for some past sins and make sure we’re in compliance with all the financial rules and this is also the reason why the club sometimes has to decide to sell the player.
“Obviously, when you ask me as a manager, you always want to keep your best players and even add some top players, but we still have a situation where in previous years we did something that wasn’t perfect and now we have to pay the price.
“Last season we were quite disciplined and careful with our spending. We have to be careful and it’s an open secret, it’s not like we take all the money from a transfer like Cree and we can spend it right now. We have quite limited resources.”
A £7m verbal bid to sign Norwich City’s Jonathan Rowe was quickly made and rejected, and according to The Athletic, Leeds also want a new number eight and another full-back this month. Now a new name has appeared on the club’s transfer wish list.
Leeds are interested in Bruno Ogbus
According to Sky Sports journalist Florian Plettenberg, Leeds are interested in signing Freiburg defender Bruno Ogbus, who is described as a “top talent”. Ogbus is also wanted by Champions League giants AC Milan, who submitted a bid for his services earlier this month.
Still only 18 years old, Ogbus is a Swiss youth international who moved to Germany with Freiburg in 2022.
He has since racked up a number of appearances for Freiburg’s U19s and reserve teams, but is yet to make his first-team debut. Leeds like what they see in Ogbus and could be something to keep an eye on in the coming weeks.