Leeds handed major blow as 26-year-old makes another transfer U-turn

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Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Nadiem Amiri’s proposed transfer to Leeds United is off again.

That is according to Sky in Germany reporter Marlon Irlbacher, who reports that Amiri was in Leeds on Monday to hold final talks ahead of a potential move.

However, Amiri and Leeds have not reached a final agreement on a transfer and the deal has now fallen through after a week of twists and turns.

It was only yesterday that a deal had looked to be back on the cards again with outlets including Kicker and Bild both claiming he had changed his mind again and wanted to come to Leeds.

Clearly with Amiri having travelled to Leeds yesterday that was indeed true, but it appears as though he has made another U-turn and will not be moving to Elland Road.

Amiri changes mind again as Leeds handed blow

At this stage of the window, it would probably be wise for Leeds to now move on given how many times he has reversed his decision.

Clearly Amiri has never been sure a move to Leeds is right for him and after this summer’s uncertainty, if he isn’t fully committed then, perhaps, it is a blessing in disguise.

That said, it is disappointing to see how much effort Leeds have put into the deal to ultimately come out empty handed, but hopefully they have alternative targets lined up.

Leeds’ squad is in desperate need of a number 10 and Amiri would’ve been perfect for the role, which does make his latest decision all the more disappointing.

There are now just over three days left in the window and Leeds have plenty of work to do to land each of their targets.