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title: "Leeds: Whites boosted in bid to sign Emiliano Buendia"
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author: "Henry Jackson"
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published: "2021-05-25T07:05:09Z"
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# Leeds: Whites boosted in bid to sign Emiliano Buendia

**Leeds United have received a potential boost in their attempts to sign Norwich City star Emiliano Buendia during the summer transfer window.**

### The Lowdown: Summer signing expected

The Whites’ first season back in the Premier League is over and it will be seen as a huge success by Marcelo Bielsa and his players. Sunday’s 3-1 win at home to West Brom saw Leeds clinch a [ninth-placed finish](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/table), but that doesn’t mean that new signings won’t be coming in this summer.

Kicking on from this current position has to be the aim in 2021/22, but for that to happen, undoubted quality will likely need to be added to Bielsa’s squad.

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### The Latest: Leeds handed Buendia boost

According to [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/2607354/2021/05/24/ornstein-euro-2020-england-cruel-injury-blow-crystal-palace-teamgb-olympics/?access_token=6245957), Norwich realise that Buendia wants to take ‘the next step in his career’, with a summer departure from Carrow Road now expected.

Leeds have been [linked](https://www.footmercato.net/a846616737920447437-emiliano-buendia-le-crack-de-championship-que-langleterre-sarrache) with the 24-year-old in recent weeks and it is believed that a fee of [more than £40m](https://theathletic.com/2607354/2021/05/24/ornstein-euro-2020-england-cruel-injury-blow-crystal-palace-teamgb-olympics/?access_token=6245957) will be required to sign him.

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### The Verdict: Excellent addition for Whites

Buendia is a superb creative player who could excel at Leeds, bringing an extra dimension to their attack. He was [hailed](https://www.pinkun.com/sport/norwich-city/he-s-got-a-lot-of-attributes-aarons-heaps-praise-1835306) as ‘tenacious’ by teammate Max Aarons in an interview last year, suggesting that the Argentine is also strong off the ball, averaging [2.4 tackles](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/260592/Show/Emiliano-Buend%C3%ADa) in the Championship this season.

He has enjoyed a wonderful campaign in the second tier, [scoring 15 goals and chipping in with 16 assists](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/260592/History/Emiliano-Buend%C3%ADa), the latter of which was the [best tally](https://www.whoscored.com/Regions/252/Tournaments/7/Seasons/8304/Stages/18825/PlayerStatistics/England-Championship-2020-2021) in the entire division. He has also shown that he can impress in the Premier League before, registering [a goal and seven assists](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/260592/History/Emiliano-Buend%C3%ADa) in 2019/20 despite Norwich being relegated.

While £40m is clearly a huge amount of money – it would be a [club-record transfer](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/leeds-united/transferrekorde/verein/399) for Leeds – Buendia could be at the level to take Leeds up another gear. With Norwich accepting that he’ll probably be moving on, this is the time for the Whites to strike.

***In other news, Leeds have been urged to sign a Premier League attacker this summer. Find out who it is [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-transfer-rumours/leeds-whites-urged-to-bid-for-tammy-abraham/).***