Leeds United defender reveals he has said goodbye to teammates as Elland Road talks set to take place — YEP 19/6/24
By Joe Donnohue
Defender Max Wober says he has been told to focus on the
European Championships with Austria by Leeds United who plan to conduct talks
over his future once the tournament is over.
Wober made headlines for all the wrong reasons earlier this
week as Austria went down 1-0 to Didier Deschamps' France in their Euro 2024
opener, courtesy of the central defender's headed own goal.
The 26-year-old was also cautioned during the match for a
late challenge on Ousmane Dembele and substituted on 59 minutes, capping a
difficult night for the Austrian in Dusseldorf.
Speaking to German outlet BILD, the player says his Elland
Road future remains unresolved but that talks are planned to once-and-for-all
come to a decision on where he will play his football next season.
“There is currently total radio silence on both sides,” he
said.
“I’ve heard from Leeds that there will be talks once the
European Championships are over. They want me to concentrate on Austria for
now."
Wober made use of a loan release clause in his Leeds
contract last summer, triggering the option to leave for the duration of
2023/24, whereupon he joined Borussia Monchengladbach in Germany's top flight -
however, his future is unlikely to remain at the Bundesliga club.
“In Gladbach I said goodbye to everyone and thanked them for
the cool year. So far, I haven’t heard anything else.
“My ideal scenario would be that I become European champion
with Austria – and then take a nice two or three week holiday,” the defender
added.
Wober remains contracted to Leeds until the summer of 2027,
while the club are reported to value him at approximately £13 million according
to German sources.
Monchengladbach are at this stage unwilling to meet that
particular asking price, valuing the defender at around the £6 million mark,
instead.
