Leeds United transfer: Marcelo Bielsa starts to negotiate as Brighton ask £50 million for Ben White

Leeds United will return to the Premier League after 16 years and manager Marcelo Bielsa doesn’t want to waste time in the next transfer window. One of his main targets is Ben White, who was on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion during the 2019-2020 season.

However, it will not be easy to keep the 22-year-old defender at Elland Road. Brighton areasking£50 million for Ben White and Leeds will have problems if they spend all that budget in only one player. Although White was a key part of the team last season, Bielsa will need to negotiate with Brighton in orden to get a better deal.

The newly-promoted Leeds are not the only interested team in White. Premier League giants like Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea are also looking to reinforce their defensive lines and White would be a great signing for all of them. Also, they would not have problems to afford£50 million for his transfer.

Argentine players on Bielsa’s radar

While Leeds and other Premier League teams negotiate with Brighton for Ben White, Bielsa has some Argentine compatriots on his radar for the next transfer window. One of them is defender Marcos Senesi, whose transfer belongs to Feyenoord of the Netherlands.

Senesi is also a young central defender, like White, and has been linked with a move to Leeds during the past few days. However, the Dutch team doesn’t want to sell the player, at least during the next transfer window.

Nicolás González is also on Bielsa’s radar. The young forward helped Stuttgart to achieve promotion to Germany’s Bundesliga. The 23-year-old González scored 14 goals last season and Stuttgart would be asking£15million for his transfer.