Leeds United’s Max Wober is attracting interest from his former club Red Bull Salzburg ahead of the January transfer window.
Wober joined Leeds in an £11 million deal from Salzburg almost two years ago but finds himself at a difficult point of his Elland Road career.
Having returned from a season-long-loan at Borussia Monchengladbach in the summer, Wober has faced the uphill task of trying to rebuild his relationship with Leeds supporters due to his decision to leave after relegation last year.
However, Wober has made just two Championship appearances from the bench all season and as an Austrian international, he won’t want to spend another six months not playing.
Wober recently insisted he’s given no thought to leaving Leeds during the most recent international break but a chance to return to his former club could be tempting.
- READ MORE: Archie Gray’s agent shares whether Leeds United’s finances played role in £40m move to Tottenham
Leeds’ stance on Wober exit ahead of January
With Salzburg struggling both domestically and in the Champions League, it is looking like a busy January could be on the cards.
Rouven Schröder has been brought in as the club’s new sporting director and was actually asked directly about Wober in his first interview.
Schröder didn’t confirm either way whether Salzburg would be making a move for the Leeds defender, but certainly didn’t rule it out either.
With the ‘top class‘ Wober also said to be open to the switch, Leeds are in a difficult position ahead of January as they won’t want to lose their only senior back-up to Pascal Struijk and Joe Rodon.
And as per the latest report from Team Talk, that is exactly how Leeds are feeling. Farke and co are reportedly ‘reluctant’ to let him leave, with youngster James Debayo the only other centre-back on the books.
Leeds could, of course, look to bring a replacement in if he does go, but finding someone of Wober’s calibre who wants to come in and be a back-up will be difficult.
What Rouven Schröder said about Salzburg interest in Wober
As mentioned, Schröder was asked about Wober earlier this week and seemed to hint he would be a player of interest.
Over the years under Red Bull’s ownership, Salzburg have been renowned for their harnessing of young talent. However, with results on the pitch extremely difficult right now, Schröder has suggested he wants to see some experience come in.
He said: “We should also think maximally in this direction. That’s part of the process. Maybe you can trigger something with a player’s departure and change the structure of the team. The same applies to new arrivals.
“The transfer time is definitely a very important factor for me in order to be able to change things. I’ve only been here since yesterday and therefore haven’t had any transfer discussions yet. Basically, I don’t think it’s wrong to have experienced players in a young team.”
Receive a digest of our best Leeds content each week direct to your mailbox
