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title: "Leeds: Whites hope to sign Diogo Monteiro this week"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Leeds United"
published: "2023-01-28T20:40:33Z"
modified: "2023-01-28T20:40:33Z"
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# Leeds: Whites hope to sign Diogo Monteiro this week

**[Leeds United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/) are hoping to complete the signing of Servette youngster Diogo Monteiro in the final few days of the January transfer window, according to Phil Hay.**

### The Lowdown: Leeds keen on Monteiro

The Whites are still looking to get some business done before next Tuesday’s deadline, with Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie firmly [on their radar](https://www.footballinsider247.com/weston-mckennie-to-leeds-united-juventus-star-clears-out-locker-as-medical-booked-sources/).

Leeds have also been [linked](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-whites-set-to-sign-diogo-monteiro/) with a move for Monteiro in recent days, with the 18-year-old an exciting prospect with [three caps](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/diogo-monteiro/profil/spieler/670713) to his name for Portugal’s under-19s.

He is [out of contract](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/diogo-monteiro/profil/spieler/670713) at Servette at the end of this season, and it looks as though Elland Road could be his next destination.

### The Latest: Leeds want Monteiro signed soon

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/PhilHay_/status/1619251191103520768?s=20&t=e24xxBt70pMxhQKdkRu8-w) in sharing a corresponding article for [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/4133243/2023/01/28/leeds-transfer-mckennie/), Hay said that Leeds are still aiming to get a deal over the line for Monteiro this month, along with hopefully bringing in McKennie.

The reporter tweeted:

> “Leeds and Juventus still locked in talks over Weston McKennie. Leeds want this one done but agreeing the structure of a deal with Juve has proved complicated.
>
> “Club still aiming to get Diogo Monteiro over the line before next week’s deadline too.”

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### The Verdict: One for the future

Monteiro clearly wouldn’t be coming in as a key player immediately given his age, but he is someone who could be viewed as an important part of the club’s future. Hay wrote for [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/4133243/2023/01/28/leeds-transfer-mckennie/) that the teenager ‘is highly-rated but would be added to the Under-21 squad at Elland Road initially’.

He has [seven appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/diogo-monteiro/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/670713/verein/61) to his name for Servette in all competitions this season, showing that he can already perform at a high level, and his aforementioned international experience at youth level suggests that he could be a future senior star for Portugal.

Leeds will be in need of freshening things up defensively in the near future, with captain Liam Cooper [now 31](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/leeds-united/startseite/verein/399), and Monteiro could be viewed as a long-term replacement for the Scotland centre-back.

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