Aston Villa deal to sign Crysencio Summerville on the cards after Leeds United news
David Norris has predicted where Crysencio Summerville will end up next season amid the increasing intensity of reports linking the Dutchman with a Leeds United exit.
Summerville has been linked with a host of clubs – particularly those from the Premier League including Liverpool, Chelsea and most recently Brighton – and his sale will surely be sanctioned by Leeds in order to crucially balance the books.
The attacker himself will also be keen to depart, to play at the highest level and receive a maiden call-up for the Netherlands.
Fabrizio Romano, reporting on 17 June, said Brighton have made contact to sign Summerville but Chelsea and Liverpool are also keen on what could be a difficult deal to clinch.
“I see him at the next level down from [the elite clubs] – someone of the ilk of an Aston Villa or a Newcastle, for example,” former Whites midfielder Norris exclusively told MOT Leeds News.
“One of the big boys might take a punt on him but I think it would be a bigger gamble with the money that’s being talked about. These clubs might want someone a bit more tried and tested at the level.
“I would say Chelsea are a possibility, as they’ve not quite been at the level they had been previously and Summerville might be the right type of player for them at the moment.”
Leeds United hitman Summerville in high demand
The lofty interest in Summerville suits Leeds United down to the ground – a large majority at the club have long been resigned to losing the 22-year-old providing the club did not win promotion.
The pressing need for Leeds to meet PSR ruling is also a major factor, with their main man likely to bring the biggest financial windfall and others set to follow.
Summerville proved during his fleeting time in the Premier League that he can compete at the level and will only get better, hence the significant Champions League and Europa League-level interest.
The Whites must sell relatively quickly with loan repayments and other costs to be sorted out in the coming weeks, and Summerville would prefer a full pre-season with a new club, so expect progress on the player’s exit to be sooner rather than later.
In other Leeds news, Jack Harrison’s loan return to Everton has been analysed.
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