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Report: After Hamer, another ‘fantastic’ Leeds target could now be joining Sheffield United for £18m

Charles Jones

Wed 23 August 2023 9:45, UK

Leeds United haven’t had much luck in the 🐼tra♚nsfer window so far.

They’ve managed to get a few decent deals done, such as signing Ethan A🌱mpaܫdu from Chelsea and Karl Darlow from Newcastle, but they’ve also hit the post on a few potentially brilliant signings too.

Max Aaronওs was all set to sign before Bournemouth hijacked the deal, while Gustavo Hamer was a key target before his move to Sheffield Unite🍎d.

Sadly for Leeds, history may be about to repeat itse🌞lf as another of their top targets could now be set for a move to Brammall Lane.

Indeed, Cameron Archer was to be a player that Leeds were keen to si🌱gn this summer, but according to Alan Nixon, writing on his , Sheffield United are seemingly now leading this race.

According to Nixon, the Blades are ready to pay £18m for the striker this summer, while they’re also willing to put in a buy-back clause that would allow him to retu🌞rn to Aston Villa if they were to be relegated.

This is a deal that would work for all parties, and, in all honesty, it’s an offer that Le🐎eds probably can’t match.

Sheffield United can offer Premier League football and £18m, while after🌊 being relegated to the Championship and failing to cash-in on𓂃 any of their big-name stars, Leeds probably can’t go that high on a player like Archer.

The stark reality is thaꦅt no matter how big of a club Leeds are, they’re going to struggle to compete with other Premier League clubs over these signings, an🐭d, unfortunately, it looks as though Archer may be another one to file in the near miss category.

The ‘’ striker may well be headed to Yorkshire, but it looks like he could be going to the Steel City rather tha𒈔n Leeds.