Leeds United 'ramp up' efforts to sign Santiago Bueno from Wolves as double deal mooted
Leeds United 'ramp up' efforts to sign Wolves man Santiago Bueno as double deal mooted
Leeds United are reportedly ramping up interest in Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Santiago Bueno.
Wolves have endured a dismal campaign and will be competing on the second rung of the English football ladder for the first time since 2018 next term.
Vultures are expected to circle for their key players, as is often the case when clubs drop out of the top flight.
Cultured centre-back Bueno is among five Wolves players to have been linked with Leeds, alongside Ladislav Krejci, Andre, Joao Gomes and Mateus Mane.
Leeds United interest in Santiago Bueno latest
According to Football Insider, Leeds have stepped up efforts to lure Bueno from Molineux.
The report has mooted a potential double deal, although it has not indicated whether or not this is something Leeds could pull off.
The outlet’s correspondent Pete O’Rourke said: “There’ll be lot of clubs looking at some of the players at Wolves following their relegation from their Premier League. They hope they can lure them away and offer them the chance to stay in the top flight.
“Bueno has done okay for Wolves this season, he’s played more this season than he has done since his arrival at Molineux in 2023 and he’s impressed. Leeds have been linked with Ladislav Krejci as well, his Wolves teammate, so it’s an area of the squad that Daniel Farke really wants to improve in.
“Especially if they’re going to continue with three centre-backs, because the formation has been a revelation for Leeds, they’re going to have to add options. That’s why Bueno is one of the players they’re looking at, and Krejci as well.”
Santiago Bueno’s profile
Wolves may have had a torrid season but the gifts possessed by some of their key figures are hard to ignore. Bueno boasts an admirable wealth of experience at just 27, having featured prominently for Girona and Wolves after cutting his teeth with Barcelona.
He is also a Uruguay international and was part of the squad named by ex-Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa last month. This summer, he will be hoping to be on the plane to the World Cup.
Leeds have four games left to play in the Premier League and will need to secure safety in order to stand a chance of securing any key Wolves figures. The Whites currently sit 15th in the table, six points above 18th-placed strugglers Tottenham Hotspur.