Ipswich Return With €30 Million Offer as Palacios Talks Remain Open

Overview

• Ipswich have submitted a third proposal understood to be about €30 million including bonuses as negotiations over Exequiel Palacios continue.
• Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes confirmed talks are happening but said there is no agreement and that the latest offer still falls short of the club’s valuation.
• Palacios has formally asked to leave Leverkusen and is reported to be willing to lower his wage demands to help secure a move to the Premier League.
• Leverkusen have been holding out for a substantially higher fee reported in the €35–40 million range and benefit from Palacios’s contract through 2030 and recent titles and international experience.
• If completed the transfer would be a high-profile signing for Ipswich and could accelerate Leverkusen’s midfield rebuild while creating pressure to close the deal before the window shuts.