Four of Sunderland’s 11 signings were targets for Leeds before they ended up on Wearside. The obvious one is Habib Diarra. Leeds made a £22m bid for Diarra, before Sunderland splashed £30m on him.
Leeds eyed Marc Guiu in January and interest remained, but he’s joined Sunderland while Leeds held talks for Reinildo Mandava. Then, Noah Sadiki confirmed Leeds made a bid before joining Regis Le Bris’ side.
Now, Sunderland want to sign a fifth player on Leeds’ radar
Sunderland and Leeds were always going to share the same targets, given they were both promoted clubs. But, the way Sunderland have swooped in after Leeds initially showed interest has been constant.
Other players like Matthis Abline, Djordje Petrovic, Jeremie Boga and more have been linked with both Leeds and Sunderland. Now, a key Leeds target is said to be the subject of a new Sunderland enquiry.
Leeds have been in talks for Artem Dovbyk at Roma, with Leeds sending scouts to watch him play on Saturday against Everton at The Toffees’ new stadium. The Ukraine star’s price tag continues to fluctuate.
But according to Italian outlet Siamo La Roma, Sunderland have now opened talks to land Dovbyk. The striker could leave Roma despite scoring 17 goals last term and winning the 2023-24 La Liga golden boot.
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