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title: "Leeds: Phil Hay makes Charles De Ketelaere claim"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
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published: "2022-07-17T11:37:04Z"
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# Leeds: Phil Hay makes Charles De Ketelaere claim

**[Leeds United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/) have indicated to top target Charles De Ketelaere that they can meet his salary demands, according to [Phil Hay](https://theathletic.com/3425376/2022/07/16/leeds-de-ketelaere-kalimuendo-raphinha/).**

### The Lowdown: Forward wanted

The Whites are on the hunt for a new forward ahead of the upcoming [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) season after already making [six](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/leeds-united/transfers/verein/399) signings so far this summer.

The funds received from Raphinha’s [£55m move](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12652526/raphinha-barcelona-confirm-55m-deal-for-leeds-winger) to Barcelona look set to be used on a new attacking arrival, with De Ketelaere and Paris Saint-Germain’s [Arnaud Kalimuendo](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-transfer-talks-arnaud-kalimuendo-intensifying/) two players heavily linked with a move to Elland Road.

[AC Milan](https://sempremilan.com/mn-milan-hoping-ketelaere-parties-push) are also in the race for De Ketelaere, who [appears](https://sempremilan.com/mn-milan-hoping-ketelaere-parties-push) to prefer a move to the San Siro over Yorkshire at this moment in time.

### The Latest: Hay’s claim

Writing in a piece for [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/3425376/2022/07/16/leeds-de-ketelaere-kalimuendo-raphinha/), Hay said that Leeds know Club Brugge’s £30m valuation of the 21-year-old and are willing to meet it.

The Leeds correspondent added that the club also ‘know how much De Ketelaere would expect as a salary package and have indicated to him that they can match his demands’.

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### The Verdict: Still hope?

Leeds’ pursuit of De Ketelaere, who has been hailed as a player with [‘stunning’](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58916176) technical qualities, appears to still be alive, but the club could do with getting a forward in as soon as possible with the new campaign fast approaching.

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Both [Patrick Bamford](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/leeds-united-injury-patrick-bamford-24460535) and [Joe Gelhardt](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/leeds-united-aston-villa-live-24506627) have already had their injury issues in pre-season, which could leave Jesse Marsch short of options in attack against Wolves on August 6.

We all know about Bamford’s struggles from [last season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/patrick-bamford/leistungsdaten/spieler/183334/plus/0?saison=2021), so getting a new forward in the door quickly would be ideal, but it looks as if a move for De Ketelaere is a complicated one.