In an alternate world, Arne Slot could have been the manager of Leeds United while the team was still in the Premier League.
However, after choosing to stay at Feyenoord, Slot has subsequently earned a huge move to Liverpool and is now attempting to bring one of Leeds’ most prominent players with him.
Leeds have already seen one of their top players leave for one of the Premier League’s big six this summer, with Archie Gray joining Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday.
Gray’s £40 million leaving has considerably alleviated Leeds’ profit and sustainability issues, but this does not guarantee that the rest of their squad will remain intact.
Brighton had an offer rejected for Georginio Rutter earlier this week, while conjecture linking Glen Kamara to Rennes has grown. Undoubtedly, a rough summer lies ahead.
Slot holds meetings with Crysencio Summerville prior of the Leeds transfer
Given the level of interest in Leeds players from Europe’s top five clubs, it’s tough to ignore the fact that Daniel Farke failed to gain promotion last season.
Leeds always understood that not returning to the Premier League would necessitate at least one major sale, and it will be intriguing to watch how many more follow.
The 49ers now believe they are in a better negotiation position, but as a player, it is difficult to say no when a team like Liverpool approaches you.
According to journalist Wiebe de Vries, this is exactly what Reds manager Slot has done with Crysencio Summerville.
According to reports, Slot has now had a ‘personal talk’ with the 22-year-old Leeds winger, who is expected to join either Anfield or PSG.
Leeds have set a £30 million asking price for Summerville this summer, and it remains to be seen whether Liverpool can afford it.
Fabrizio Romano provides an update on PSG interest.
While de Vries believes it is now a clear shootout between PSG and Liverpool, Fabrizio Romano stated this morning that the race is more ‘open’.
In truth, Romano downplayed PSG’s interest, claiming that he just briefly came up in conversations because they are genuinely seeking to sign Feyenoord’s Lutsharel Geetruida, with the Dutch duo having the same agency.
He wrote, “My understanding is that Summerville has the same agents as Feyenoord defender Lutsharel Geertruida.
“PSG is in personal contact with Geertruida, and Summerville was mentioned during those talks, but no negotiations are currently taking place between the clubs or the players’ agents. It’s an open race, with Brighton and other clubs keen.
