Philip Billing, a midfielder for Bournemouth, told Leeds United he didn’t want to leave the Premier League, which has hurt their chances of signing him, according to The Mirror. After selling Archie Gray and Glen Kamara earlier this summer, Daniel Farke has made acquiring a midfield player a top priority. The Yorkshire club has been looking to improve their squad in the last days of the transfer window.
The giant of the Cherries, Billing, has been linked to a move to Elland Road. He still has three years left on his Vitality Stadium deal, but manager Andoni Iraola does not have him in his plans. The Danish international, however, has no intention of moving to the Championship despite that.
Leeds One of Three Championship Clubs in for Billing
28-year-old not interested in dropping out of the top flight
According to journalist Alan Nixon, Leeds and Burnley were two Championship clubs looking to do a deal for the central midfielder in the final days of the transfer window. However, it was reported that it was Sheffield United who were leading the race for his signature.
But in a fresh twist on Wednesday, Yorkshire-based journalist David Anderson reports for The Mirror that all three clubs have been dealt a major blow as Billing isn’t interested in dropping to the Championship from the Premier League.
Daniel Farke’s side are also interested in Blades midfielder Gustavo Hamer, but have already had a £13million bid rejected for him and are now eyeing alternative targets including Dusseldorf’s Japan international Ao Tanaka.
Despite a bid being rejected for Hamer, GIVEMESPORT sources have revealed that the box-to-box midfielder would be open to the move to Elland Road with personal terms not expected to be a problem.
Fabrizio Romano has also exclusively told GIVEMESPORT that the Whites are interested in getting a deal done for Freiburg attacker Roland Sallai before the window, with plenty of business anticipated before the transfer window closes on Friday August 30th at 11pm.
Gustavo Hamer’s season-by-season record in the Championship |
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Season | Appearances | Goals | Assists | Yellow cards | Sent off |
2024/25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022/23 | 41 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
2021/22 | 39 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
2020/21 | 42 |