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According to Croatian media outlet Vecernji List, Birmingham City have seen a €7m (£6.2m) bid for Dinamo Zagreb midfielder and reported Leeds United target Ivan Sunjic accepted, and the Whites’ director of football Victor Orta is better off steering clear.
What’s the word, then?
Well, The Daily Mail reported earlier this month that the Yorkshire club had earmarked the 22-year-old as a possible replacement for Kalvin Phillips, who was attracting interest from Premier League new boys Aston Villa.
Villa’s arch-rivals Birmingham were also linked in the same report, which said that they had submitted a £3.5m offer for the Croatian.
According to Vecernji List, the Blues are set to spend almost double that to bring Sunjic to St Andrew’s as former Leeds assistant Pep Clotet looks to strengthen his squad.
Leeds don’t need him
While The Daily Mail suggested that Leeds targeted the one-time Croatia international in case Phillips left, it remains unclear whether they would have been keen on a move anyway had the price been right – after all, the Yorkshire outfit didn’t have a strong replacement for the 23-year-old when he was absent, or had to slot into the centre of the defence in 2018/19.
However, with the Whites midfielder looking set to stay at Elland Road as things stand with no club yet willing to meet the reported £30m price tag on his head, the need for Sunjic simply isn’t there in the grand scheme of things.
United have more important priorities if they are to add to their summer business before the transfer window shuts on August 8, with a centre-back and a striker potentially looking to be their two remaining priorities.
As things stand Liam Cooper and Gaetano Berardi are the only experienced options for the former, with loanee Ben White having never played higher than League One level.
Meanwhile, attacker Kemar Roofe is set to be out for four weeks having picked up an injury during the pre-season tour of Australia.
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If Leeds are going to splash some cash in the next fortnight, it should be on those two positions rather than for a defensive midfielder like Sunjic.
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