Leeds United deal for Bayern Munich defender is off

A £20m deal for the 21-year-old Frenchman was close this week after the clubs agreed terms and he flew into England but last night it became clear the player was no longer Elland Road bound.

Reports first emerged in Germany yesterday evening to suggest the deal was off and although the club confirmed that to be the case, they would not comment on the reasons behind their decision to move on,

It was reported that Cuisance failed a medical after tests showed an injury problem.

Suggestions from European media earlier in the week that the youngster had passed a medical and the deal was done were premature.

Marcelo Bielsa was asked about Cuisance in yesterday’s press conference to preview tomorrow’s game against Manchester City and, as has become his tradition, refused to be drawn on the issue.

“I would prefer to talk about him when he is officially our player, I don’t want to repeat the episode with [Dan] James,” said the Argentine, referencing the infamous deadline collapse for the then Swansea winger in 2019. Leeds had James at Elland Road and had taken pictures with which to announce the signing but Swansea didn’t sign off on the deal and time ran out.

Any deals for players abroad or plying their trade in the top flight need to be done by Monday, but a domestic window for transfers between Premier League clubs and EFL clubs remains open until 16 October.

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