Emi Buendia move to Leeds United could be on after what’s happened at Bayer Leverkusen

Emi Buendia move to Leeds United could be on after what’s happened at Bayer Leverkusen
Tue 4 March 2025 19:30
Harry Dimond
Daniel Farke will have had to take rejection from Emi Buendia in the January transfer window with a pinch of salt, but now things could be going Leeds United’s way.

The 49ers are hoping Premier League promotion is achieved so they can move for Premier League targets at Leeds.
Buendia is someone that could fit in that category, but Whites fans might have expected a move to Elland Road sooner rather than later.

Instead, the Argentine opted to make the move to Bayer Leverkusen on loan from Aston Villa.

As much as this was a disappointment to the Leeds faithful, things might be beginning to look up now.
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Buendia clearly opted to move to Leverkusen in the hope of playing Champions League football, something Leeds can’t offer.

But things might change should Leeds get promoted to the Premier League, as a permanent switch could come up on Buendia’s radar.

Leeds could make a summer swoop for Buendia as a deal has not been ruled out fully just yet.

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The chances of this happening heighten after what’s happened with the 28-year-old’s start under Xabi Alonso at Bayer Levekerkusen.

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Despite having the Premier League experience, the Bundesliga appealed to Buendi,a hence him making the jump to Germany.

But this is only a loan spell, as the Argentine is still contracted to Unai Emery’s Villa, and it certainly leaves the door open for a move between Buendia and Leeds to come to fruition.

After his start with Leverkusen, regret could be seeping in for the midfielder, as it’s not been the fairytale start to life under Alonso he expected.

Buendia has amassed 68 minutes from his first four games in the Bundesliga, not to mention being subbed off early on in one of them, and coming off the bench in the rest.

This might have Buendia second-guessing whether this was the right choice and may be picturing a starting place in Farke’s Leeds side.

The Whites boss and Buendia have a history as Farke worked with Buendia at Norwich which adds to the reasoning of this move happening.

It seemed like Buendia never fancied a Championship move, so all Leeds need to do now is achieve the step up back to the top flight.