Leeds United set up deal to sign Leonard Ngenge as FIFA block transfer
Leeds United are setting up a deal to sign Leonard Ngenge but FIFA rules mean he can’t sign until he is 18, according to the Sun on Sunday.
The Newspaper reported on 1 September (page 57) that the left-back had a successful trial over the summer but is barred from signing for another two years.
Swedish side Hammarby also want the 16-year-old but Leeds are looking to set up a deal for the Ikorodu City starlet for years to come.
Leeds United set up Leonard Ngenge deal
Daniel Farke signed off the transfer window with a pair of signings in Ao Tanaka and Isaac Schmidt in a late flurry of deals.
The new duo at Elland Road became the seventh and eighth additions of the summer but it now appears like another move was wanted.
Ngenge at 16 is a player who clearly impressed over a trial period and is a wanted player in Yorkshire but is being delayed by FIFA rules.
English sides have access to sign players from foreign countries but only when they are 18 and above [The FA] which has put a halt on this deal at Elland Road.
This could see Farke and Co. put together a deal in waiting that could see the young Nigerian make the move to the UK in two years time.
The academy set up at Thorp Arch must have seen something they liked in the left back and are willing to hold out for his signing in the future.
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