Champions League club in contact with Leeds United for Pascal Struijk – This is how much Leeds are expected to demandby Kris Sanyal…
Leeds United are hoping that they will be able to secure automatic promotion to the Premier League in the remaining eleven Championship games. The Whites are widely expected to get the job done and play in the Premier League in the 2025/26 campaign. Leeds would be staring at a massive overhaul of their squad if they get promoted given the gulf between the Championship and the Premier League. They are expected to strengthen in every area of their squad but the club are also mindful about holding on to their best players. However, the Yorkshire giants are set to come under pressure to sell one of their star men in Pascal Struijk in the summer transfer window.
Daniel Farke and his Leeds United players are focused on securing promotion to the Premier League. However, there is now serious speculation about their transfer dealings next summer.
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Champions League club in contact with Leeds United for Pascal Struijk – This is how much Leeds are expected to demand
Leeds are aware that they will need to carry out a radical overhaul of their squad in the summer as it is clear the gulf between Championship and the Premier League has only widened over the years.
The Whites are expected to bring in players for every area of their squad, but they also have decisions to make on certain players, such as Illan Meslier in their current squad as well.
Farke will be assessing his squad closely, but certain players are expected to be seen as the ones the club would love to hold on to for next season.
Struijk is seen as a player who Leeds would want to keep but the club are now set to come under pressure to sell him in the next transfer window.
Feyenoord are interested in taking Pascal Struijk back to the Netherlands
Struijk has been a pivotal player for Leeds this season and despite some injury problems, he has made a major impact on their season and their promotion charge.
The Dutchman is expected to remain a key player in the remaining eleven games of the season as Leeds push towards securing automatic promotion to the Premier League.
However, even before the campaign has ended, Leeds are facing the pressure of selling Struijk in the summer transfer window due to interest in the defender from clubs in Europe.
According to Football Transfers Netherlands, Feyenoord are interested in taking the defender back to his homeland in the summer transfer window.
The Dutch giants are expecting to sell David Hancko in the summer and they have identified the former Ajax academy man as his replacement.
It has been claimed that the Rotterdam club are already in contact with Leeds to assess the possibility of getting their hands on Struijk in the next transfer window.
Struijk and his teammates are focused on getting Leeds promoted and he is unlikely to allow the interest from Feyenoord to affect him at this stage.
However, over the summer, Leeds and the defender would have a decision to make if Feyenoord make a concrete offer to take him to Rotterdam.
It would take a big fee to snare Struijk away from Elland Road
Leeds would want to hold on to Struijk and see him be part of the defence in the Premier League next season if they get promoted in the next few months.
However, the Whites are not in a position to reject a big money offer for a player if it lands on their table in the next summer transfer window.
Feyenoord’s interest in Struijk is still at an early stage and they have not made any concrete moves to land him but that could soon develop in the upcoming months.
The Dutchman could offer the defender a route back to the Netherlands, seven years after he left Ajax to join Leeds and also provide him a chance to play European football.
However, Leeds would demand a big fee if they decide to sell him and it could take as much as £25m to £30m before they could agree to let the defender go.
It remains to be seen whether Feyenoord would be prepared to pay such a figure to get their hands on Struijk in the summer transfer window.
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