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'A price for everybody' - Leeds United need Victor Orta to work more magic to land target
The Whites are reportedly interested in signing West Bromwich Albion star Matheus Pereira
Bobby VincentTrends Writer
Leeds United are reportedly interested in Matheus Pereira (Image: Getty Images)
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Leeds United are set to battle it out with Leicester City, West Ham United and RB Leipzig to sign West Bromwich Albion midfielder Matheus Pereira.
That's according to the Express, who say that the Brazilian is now being targeted by numerous clubs with the Baggies' relegation now confirmed.
Pereira has been in fine form recently, especially since Sam Allardyce took over the Midlands side, with the midfielder being among the nominees for the Premier League Player of the Month award for April.
The 25-year-old scored a wonderful solo goal for West Brom in their 3-1 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday, smashing the ball into the bottom corner from outside the box.
Now, Leeds are being linked with Pereira, with the report from the Express claiming that the Whites are keen on taking him from the Hawthorns in the summer.
However, Victor Orta may have his work cut out, with West Ham and Leicester both interested in his signature, as well as Bundesliga outfit Leipzig.
The report claims that the majority of West Brom's squad have a relegation clause in their contract where they are allowed to move on, in order to protect the Baggies' wage bill in the Championship.
Allardyce has already admitted that the club are preparing to lose Pereira in the summer.
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"There's a price for everybody, isn't there. Everybody has a price," the former England boss said last week.
"Whatever price the club thinks Matheus is worth, if anybody goes above that then I would think it would be very difficult for him to say no. You wouldn't know what Matheus is thinking after this season.
"Certainly in the latter part of the season when he's proved himself to be more than comfortable at this level.
"We've got a lot of conclusions to come to, well the club has, on what the situation is.
"We'd like Matheus to stay but you don't know what he's thinking and you don't know what other clubs are thinking after the way he's performed."
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