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title: "Leeds United: Club attempt to hijack deal for Frederik Alves"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-club-attempt-to-hijack-deal-for-frederik-alves/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Seychell"
section: "Leeds United"
published: "2020-11-06T11:15:32Z"
modified: "2020-11-06T11:15:32Z"
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# Leeds United: Club attempt to hijack deal for Frederik Alves

**Leeds United are already making some moves ahead of the January transfer window. However, it seems like they have hit a setback in their pursuit of a defender.**

### Leeds attempt to move for Frederick Alves

According to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/leeds-united-hijack-west-ham-transfer-after-bid/), Marcelo Bielsa’s side have been in contact with the representatives of [20-year-old](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/frederik-alves/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/542690) centre-back Frederick Alves Ibsen to try and persuade him to head to Elland Road.

However fellow Premier League side West Ham United have been interested in him for a while, and it looks like Leeds’ attempted swoop for the player will fail, as he is close to completing a £1.4 million deal to the London side.

### Should the Whites be disappointed with this news?

The 20 year-old plays his football in the Danish second tier currently and has racked up [50](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/frederik-alves/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/542690) senior appearances in his career. It is hard to believe that he will go straight into the Hammers first team and was [reportedly](https://www.hammers.news/transfer-news/insider-exwhuemployee-makes-claim-about-frederik-alves-ibsen-transfer-which-might-disappoint-west-ham-fans/) going to be integrated into the academy setup first.

It would have probably been similar for Leeds – perhaps he could have been a long-term replacement for key man Liam Cooper, who is now approaching his thirties and has [struggled with injuries](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/liam-cooper/verletzungen/spieler/75067) at times under Marcelo Bielsa.

However, while the move might have been a good one for their future – his potential is highlighted by the fact that there were multiple sides keen on him – Leeds would have multiple targets for the position, and it won’t be too hard for Bielsa to move on and look for an alternative.

***In other Leeds news, find out what will happen with Jack Harrison next summer (according to Phil Hay) [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-transfer-rumours/leeds-united-jack-harrison-very-likely-to-sign-on-a-permanent-deal-in-the-summer/)!***