Leeds United have been chasing Club Brugge's Charles De Ketelaere this summer, with the plan of securing a move for the Belgian forward as soon as fund have cleared from the sale of the departing Raphinha. However, the spanner in the works of that plan has been Raphinha's refusal to move to the English clubs bidding for him, whilst his dream club, Barcelona, have not made a bid acceptable to the Whites.
That has meant that Leeds have been unable to make a a firm bid for De Ketelaere and, according to Fabrizio Romano, Milan are now firming up their interest in the player and have made an opening bid of €20million for the Belgian. While that is some way short of the asking price, the Italian giants making their first bid for De Ketelaere makes things far more complicated for the Whites, knowing that they cannot offer Champions League football, as Milan can.
Here are some alternative options that they could look at, should they miss out on their top target.
