Elvedi set for Leeds move as £8.5m fee agreed
Summary
Leeds United have agreed to buy Swiss defender Nico Elvedi from Borussia Monchengladbach for £8.5 million. Elvedi is expected to have a medical check soon and could join Leeds shortly, while another Leeds defender may go on loan to Hamburg.Key Facts
- Leeds United agreed an £8.5 million deal to sign Nico Elvedi.
- The initial fee is £6.8 million, with an extra £1.7 million possible in add-ons.
- Elvedi has played for Borussia Monchengladbach for 11 years.
- He has 73 appearances for the Switzerland national football team.
- Elvedi played in the recent World Cup.
- Leeds manager Daniel Farke said the deal is not official until medical and paperwork are completed.
- Defender Sebastiaan Bornauw from Leeds might go to Hamburg on loan with an option to buy.
- Leeds will start their Premier League season playing away against Nottingham Forest next Saturday.
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