Monster offer needed for Petar Sucic as Leeds United find Shea Charles alternative
Inter Milan midfielder Petar Sucic is the latest name to emerge on the radar of Leeds United.
Daniel Farke and the 49ers aren't messing around this summer, with money being thrown around at Elland Road.
Paraag Marathe made transfer promises, and it's safe to say that he is delivering and then some.
Sucic could be next on the radar, as Leeds prepare to complete the record signing of James Trafford from Manchester City.
MOT Leeds News understands that Leeds will pay up to £45million to sign Trafford, with plenty more where that came from.
That's where Sucic comes in, with a new midfield option clearly high on the list of Farke.
Inter Milan react to Leeds United interest in Petar Sucic
It's safe to say that this could be the hardest deal of any to complete this summer, almost impossible.
Sucic shined at the World Cup with Croatia, scoring and assisting once in four appearances before being knocked out by Portugal.
Corriere Dello Sport has reported in its print edition that Leeds and Newcastle are two clubs heavily interested.
The Italian newspaper states on Tuesday that the two Premier League clubs assumed a price of up to £34.1million.
Inter were said to be unmoved by that, and can't imagine letting Sucic leave, so much so that it would take a "monster" offer to even consider it.
Where are Leeds in their hunt for new midfielders?
Leeds' pursuit of Southampton star Shea Charles has been heavily covered.
The Whites were said to have made three bids in total for the Northern Ireland international, with their latest still on the table.
After taking a take-it-or-leave-it stance with Charles, Leeds seemingly started to look at other targets.
Sucic would be a serious upgrade, and after shining with Inter Milan and Croatia at only 22-years-old, may be a touch too far.
Leeds may have money to spend, but if they throw too much around, that's when the Premier League start to look closely at regulations.
Midfield isn't a key area at this time, unlike the signings of Trafford, Harry Wilson and Tarik Muharemovic were all key.
This may be revisited in other windows with Inter playing hardball, with the lure of the Premier League, and possibly even Europe in 2027 a better playing field.