Leeds reportedly set for boost as £17m transfer could pay for Helder Costa’s wages for a year – originally posted on Sportslens.com
Leeds could be set for a windfall if Ronaldo Vieira ends up joining Sheffield United from Sampdoria this summer according to a report from Samp News 24.
The 24-year-old midfielder left Elland Road to join Sampdoria in the summer of 2018, for a fee believed to be worth £6.2 million, according to the Guardian.
And Samp News reckon that Leeds had a 10% sell-on clause inserted into that deal.
Now, Vieira has impressed in Italy. He enjoyed a successful loan spell with Hellas Verona last season.
So much so that he is valued at around £17 million by the Serie A outfit according to TELENORD.
Leeds set for Vieira windfall?
Gazzetta dello Sport (print edition, August 4th) claim that Sheffield United want to bring the 23-year-old back to England.
And now Samp News 24 reckon Leeds could receive 10% of the fee that Vieira is transferred for.
If the England under-21 international does move for the reported £17 million fee, Marcelo Bielsa would then be handed a very handy £1.7m boost to his transfer budget.
Or you could look at it this way…that fee would pay for Helder Costa’s £32k-a-week salary (Spotrac) for an entire year!
The bitter-sweet thing for the Leeds fans is the thought of Vieira being a huge hit at Bramall Lane with their Yorkshire rivals.
It will all be revealed in time whether the 23-year-old succeeds with the Blades. But for now, Leeds including a 10% sell-on fee looks like an incredibly shrewd move.
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Author:Tony Martin