Leeds United loan deal could become £20m-plus permanent transfer after deadline day like 2017 — YEP 1/2/24
A Leeds loan deal could soon become a £20m-plus permanent transfer.
By Graham Smyth
Leeds United are in talks to make Luis Sinisterra's loan
deal to Bournemouth a permanent move but it is not expected to happen in the
final hours of transfer deadline day.
The YEP understands that the Whites have been aware of
Bournemouth's desire to make the Colombian winger a permanent feature of their
squad but the business of turning loans into permanent moves can be done
outside of a transfer window.
A notable precedent was the transfer of Pontus Jansson,
which was originally a loan from Serie A side Torino but became permanent on
February 2 2017. An agreement between Leeds and Bournemouth is thought to be
close and could be reached over the course of the next week.
Sinisterra moved to Leeds from Feyenoord in the summer of
2022 for a sum of around £21m, becoming the sixth addition to Jesse Marsch's
top flight squad. But his first campaign as a White was ravaged by injury, even
if his sparse appearances did make him a fan favourite due to his
match-changing ability.
The Colombian international scored five goals in 19 Premier
League appearances, 13 of which were starts, as various injuries cost Leeds the
services of a key player. The Whites wanted to retain Sinisterra for the
Championship season and when the season kicked off he was still in situ but
having made it clear that he wanted to follow the other departees out the door,
Leeds agreed to a loan move to Bournemouth.
The season-long deal included an option to buy, for a fee in
excess of what Leeds shelled out for him, should the Whites not earn promotion
to the Premier League. But Bournemouth's desire to make that happen now, rather
than later, appears to have won favour at Elland Road.
The winger has started just three times in the Premier
League for the Cherries this season, but having started the last two he seems
to be finally getting up to speed again after his injury problems at Leeds.
