Leeds United have placed a £14.5m price tag on one of their out-on-loan players after enjoying a successful season in Europe away from Elland Road.
Victor Orta’s relegation loan clause allowed several players to leave Leeds United without the club having the power to prevent their departures. This led to eight senior players taking advantage of the clause and moving to top-tier clubs. Rasmus Kristensen and Diego Llorente went to Roma, Max Wober, Brenden Aaronson, and Robin Koch moved to Germany, while Marc Roca returned to Spain, and Jack Harrison and Luis Sinisterra joined Premier League clubs.
Leeds is confident that Wober, Harrison, Roca, and Llorente have performed well enough to secure permanent exits, while Koch and Sinisterra have agreed to join loan sides in Frankfurt and Bournemouth, respectively. Kristensen is expected to return to Leeds after an indifferent spell at Roma, and Aaronson’s future remains uncertain as he has struggled during his loan at Union Berlin, a team at risk of relegation in Germany.
An update on Wober’s future has surfaced from Germany, with Bild reporting that Leeds has set a price tag of £14.5m for the left-footed defender.
Leeds set Max Wober price tag and it could be a tidy profit
But, Bild report that there is a problem if his loan side are to make a move. Wober has impressed over in Germany with Gladbach, but injury has limited the Austria defender to just 27 games in all competitions.
The defender is not well-liked among Leeds fans after leaving the club last summer, even though it was believed he would stay. As soon as Gladbach showed interest, Wober was off to Daniel Farke’s old side.
Leeds have slapped a £14.5m asking price on his head, £3.5m more than the £11m fee Leeds paid to sign him from Salzburg in January 2023. But Gladbach only want to pay to pay a maximum of £7.7m.
Graeme Bailey recently told LeedsUnited.News that Max Wober could return to Leeds United despite fans’ opinions. Leeds is unlikely to consider fan sentiment in their decision. Bailey mentioned that besides Gladbach, other clubs are also interested in Wober, who impressed during his time at Elland Road before the club’s relegation to the Championship. If Leeds’ asking price is met, they will likely sell him; otherwise, Wober could remain with Leeds. Jesse Marsch has previously described Wober as “intelligent”.
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