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Leeds United transfer news: Bundesliga club confirms plan to sign star Felix Wiedwald
LEEDS UNITED goalkeeper Felix Wiedwald is wanted at Eintracht Frankfurt.
Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt have been linked with a move for Wiedwald for weeks.
And it appears as though they are serious about getting a deal done.
Frankfurt’s sporting director Bruno Hubner has confirmed they will look to sign their former goalkeeper this summer.
"It is correct that we are working on a return deal for Felix Walter,” Hubner said.
“However, we cannot confirm anything but (our interest) and we have to wait a little bit more.”
Sportdirektor Bruno Hübner gibt ein kurzes Update zu den Gerüchten um Torhüter Felix #Wiedwald: "Es ist korrekt, dass wir uns mit einer Rückholaktion von Felix Wiedwald beschäftigen. Wir können aber noch nichts als fix melden und müssen uns noch etwas gedulden."#SGE pic.twitter.com/7v0RAQFB8k
— Eintracht Frankfurt (@Eintracht) June 18, 2018
Leeds may be receptive to selling Wiedwald if the deal is a sizeable offer.
They only signed the shot-stopper from Werder Bremen last year and he went onto to play almost a full season at Elland Road.
Wiedwald, 28, spent two years at Frankfurt before being sold to Bremen in 2015.
As for Leeds United, they are now getting on with they transfer business after finally wrapping up a deal to appoint Marcelo Bielsa as their new manager.