Leeds are prepared to pay a club record £31.6million to prise Belgium striker Charles De Ketelaere from Bruges.
Leeds are willing to meet Bruges’ asking price and offer £25.6million up front with another £6million in add-ons. Bruges hope to start a bidding war and have rejected a bid from AC Milan worth just over £17million up front, while Leicester are also keen on De Ketelaere. Leicester have yet to submit an offer and are monitoring developments.
De Ketelaere, 21, will need persuading to join Leeds and he is not enthusiastic about moving to Elland Road because they were almost relegated last season. His preference would be Milan and the Serie A champs can offer him Champions League football. Leeds want a striker and are prepared to push hard to land De Ketelaere, who scored 15 goals last season for club and country, and their offer eclipses the club record fee of £30million they paid Valencia for Rodrigo two years ago.
