Nahitan Nandez set to wave goodbye to Cagliari to join Leeds United – report
Nahitan Nandez is set to wave goodbye to Cagliari to join Leeds United in this transfer window, according to Corriere Dello Sport.
The Italian outlet has headlined a piece in the latest edition of their newspaper “Cagliari sells Nandez to Leeds.”
Currently away with Uruguay at the COPA America, any deal may not be officially completed until that competition is over.
It is suggested that only some finer details are left before the deal is complete, which could include the final fee.
Andrea Radrizzani has a close relationship with the Italian side, and that is said to have put Leeds ahead of the likes of Inter Milan.
Marcelo Bielsa is yet to sign his new contract, but his influence is still clear with a raft of South American players already linked.
Matheus Cunha is another one of those, with the Brazilian said to have been intensified over this weekend.
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Reliable journalist Rudy Galetti reported this afternoon that a move for Nandez is at the advanced stage.
This report from Corriere Dello Sport could be about his personal terms, which are usually agreed before a fee with the club is in the modern-day.
It appears as though once the release clause is met, the move will be ready to be announced, and Nandez could be our new midfielder.
This isn’t a new link though, with the South American being linked for over a year now, something that is finally set to happen.
Stuart Dallas did a fantastic job last season, but the Whites hero isn’t a midfielder, and that is a clear area we need to strengthen.
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