Nico Elvedi

[Cjay]

We are progressing in talks for 29-year-old Swiss international defender Nico Elvedi.

Best known for his long spell at Borussia Mönchengladbach, Elvedi has racked up a huge amount of Bundesliga experience and has also played Champions League and international football.

He’s a modern centre-back — composed on the ball, comfortable playing out from the back and generally very reliable with his positioning and reading of the game.

His versatility is another positive, with the ability to play both centre-back and right-back, while his experience at the highest level should make him a relatively safe option.

But there are certainly question marks.

At 29, this wouldn't be a signing made with significant resale value in mind. If a sizeable fee is involved, we would need to get a number of his best years out of him to justify the investment.

He also isn't the most physically dominant centre-back and lacks pace for a high line.

If we're paying a premium, there are legitimate concerns. If the price is sensible, however, this could be a very shrewd move for a defender who knows his game inside out.

Still work to do, but one to keep a very close eye on.

[Cjay]

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[Johnthewhite]

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Nice little cover all there

[Cjay]

Nice little cover all there

Absolutely true

Takes time to do these posts and I couldn't be bothered

[The Subhuman]

I wonder who's place he takes, one would hope it's not Rodon

[1964white]

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70+ international caps.

Is Elvedi an upgrade on what we currently have, Cjay?

[Victor_OTT_17]

We are progressing in talks for 29-year-old Swiss international defender Nico Elvedi.

Come on!!! Source or it's bull5h1t! You should know better? Oh hang on...


Why TF would we sell a player proven at this level, aged 25 who cost £5m for a player nearing the end of his best days for much more £? And a player might i add that will expect to start? Absolute f.u.ckwittery...

[devoncop]

Source is Sky Germany.

[Victor_OTT_17]

This is on apparently: https://motleedsnews.com/transfers/leed ... r-revealed

https://bulinews.com/nico-elvedi-agrees ... eds-united

https://onefootball.com/en/news/leeds-u ... t-43272191

[Johnthewhite]

This is on apparently: https://motleedsnews.com/transfers/leed ... r-revealed

https://bulinews.com/nico-elvedi-agrees ... eds-united

https://onefootball.com/en/news/leeds-u ... t-43272191

Looks like it's happening then.
Really is a very strange one, the whole thing
Including Bornauw playing the whole match last night

[Victor_OTT_17]

Looks like it's happening then.
Really is a very strange one, the whole thing
Including Bornauw playing the whole match last night

Only an agreement between player/club. Bid not yet accepted...

[The Subhuman]

Price wise I'd expect around 10M for an older player with one yr left, but a current International

[malcolmw]

Looks like it's happening then.
Really is a very strange one, the whole thing
Including Bornauw playing the whole match last night

Everyone, manager included, wants Seb to stay. But as I just posted elsewhere, he may well see the grass as greener in Hamburg (i.e. thinks he will be in the starting 11 for most games). In that case he may want to go.

So it seems to me Leeds are moving forward on options to replace him.

Risk management. As the saying goes...
Trust in Allah but tie up your camel.

[Cjay]

70+ international caps.

Is Elvedi an upgrade on what we currently have, Cjay?

He's been a solid enough player in the Bundesliga seemingly.

Suits Ploddyball apparently.

Been a regular for Switzerland who are fairly decent.

Hard to know if he's "better than what we have".

You could take heart from his reliability in the sense he doesn't seem to get injured much so plays a lot and seems fairly reliable.

Bornauw obviously had his injury issues in his career so never fulfilled his potential wheres Elvedi did

Make that comparison as it's he who he's replacing.

But on the flip side Bornauw also had stronger competition at Wolfsburg (Van De Ven, Maxence Lacroix whose just joined Chelsea and Konstantinos Koulierakis whose joined Roma).

So hard to know if Elvedi played more fitness aside because he's better or just because he had worse competition?

Hard to imagine he will be more consistent than Bornauw whose been a rock

But decent career

Just seems a bit of an unnecessary expenditure whether he's good or not.

30 next month, we have 2 right footed cbs already and will cost a lot more for a backup cb than what we receive

Seems an unnecessary use of our budget imo.

You'd imagine Farke is pushing this so hes getting the control he wants.

[Victor_OTT_17]

I'd rather have Bornauw than Elvedi. This has 'another Llorente' stamped all over it. Come's with reputation, hugely disappoints, on a massive wage and leaves having done nothing in 4 years for f.uck all...

[Johnthewhite]

Only an agreement between player/club. Bid not yet accepted...

Last year of his contact though, so you would think a deal could be done.

[Johnthewhite]

Everyone, manager included, wants Seb to stay. But as I just posted elsewhere, he may well see the grass as greener in Hamburg (i.e. thinks he will be in the starting 11 for most games). In that case he may want to go.

So it seems to me Leeds are moving forward on options to replace him.

Risk management. As the saying goes...
Trust in Allah but tie up your camel.

Just had another thought on this situation.
Maybe family issues are behind this ?
Wife, children not settled in the UK and he's getting it in the neck to move, so has to put his case to DF / the board.
DF did alude to "the club doing the right thing by him" or something like that after the game last night (I think).
Then DF giving him loads of minutes could be his way of trying to get him to speak again with his Mrs, to try and smooth things out, or put him in the shop window ?
DF did also stress how professional Bornauw had been, which could mean it's not actually a footballing issue but personal/family. As I think we all know by now, DF would not betray the trust of a player on such an issue, so maybe just maybe something along these lines could make sense of all this.

[weasel]

Just had another thought on this situation.
Maybe family issues are behind this ?
Wife, children not settled in the UK and he's getting it in the neck to move, so has to put his case to DF / the board.
DF did alude to "the club doing the right thing by him" or something like that after the game last night (I think).
Then DF giving him loads of minutes could be his way of trying to get him to speak again with his Mrs, to try and smooth things out, or put him in the shop window ?
DF did also stress how professional Bornauw had been, which could mean it's not actually a footballing issue but personal/family. As I think we all know by now, DF would not betray the trust of a player on such an issue, so maybe just maybe something along these lines could make sense of all this.

I had thought the same. People forget the personal side of things for a footballer. In recent years the club seems to have shown a really good attitude to caring for players (giving Beradi a contract when he got injured playing in a match he could have refused to play in, allowing Gelhard to go back to Hull last year despite it probably meaning we got less in terms of them probably not paying full wages).

Looks like if we are lining up Elvedi as a replacement that we are ticking a lot of the boxes in terms of what we want from the position. I could see Bijol as being the 4th choice if we play 3 at the back.

[malcolmw]

From what Ive seen this evening, the Elvedi thing sounds like its way further advanced this time.
"Leeds have agreed personal terms with the player" ....
Its sounds like Bornauw with us - they really want to keep him, but realize he may want to leave. They've made him one of their "leadership group", etc. But he's been there 10 years!! He does know Farke who has coached him, so knows what he's coming into to.
Seems we offered 8.5million but Gladbach want 10m, which is about his value. We have a few coins in the bank from Joffy, so this could happen quickly.

As much as I like Seb, he would be a significant step up in our defense.

[Sean_Nile]

Suits Ploddyball apparently.

You'd imagine Farke is pushing this so hes getting the control he wants.

Yeah give Farke control and he will bring in a 29 year old at the end of his career on inflated wages. It just feels like poor judgement. How can we have a manager who lives in the past making such dubious decisions... hand me another nail for his coffin.

Not saying signing him is right, but saying it is Farke's misguided idea is wrong.