Overview
- Mid-July reports say Leeds have opened direct contact with Oumar Solet’s representatives and are actively pursuing a transfer that could meet Udinese’s roughly €25m asking price.
- Udinese have set the fee at about €25m after rejecting an earlier Inter proposal of roughly €20m with add-ons, and Solet enters the final year of his contract which increases Udinese’s urgency to sell.
- Leeds agreed a separate deal for Tarik Muharemović and view Solet as an additional, not alternative, signing in a wider defensive rebuild being led by manager Daniel Farke.
- If Solet joins, several current centre-backs including Maximilian Wöber and Sebastiaan Bornauw face reduced roles or departures as Leeds moves toward a more competitive back-four setup.
- Solet is 26 and enjoyed a breakout season at Udinese with regular starts and strong defensive metrics; the next development to watch is whether Leeds reaches terms with Udinese or walks away because of the combined cost of multiple recruits.