Leeds working to sign Isaac Schmidt from St. Gallen — The Athletic 29/8/24
By Nancy Froston
Leeds United are working on a deal to sign St. Gallen
full-back Isaac Schmidt on a permanent basis.
The 24-year-old has been identified as a target for Daniel
Farke’s side and a deal between Leeds and the Swiss Super League club is
progressing.
Schmidt is a versatile player who can operate in a number of
positions, although he has mostly been a full-back in his 107 games for St.
Gallen. Farke has been clear since the start of the summer transfer window that
he wants to add another full-back for depth.
St. Gallen are in action on Thursday evening in a Europa
Conference League play-off clash against Trabzonspor.
Leeds, meanwhile, have denied reports of a cash plus swap
deal involving Joel Piroe in exchange for Sheffield United’s Gustavo Hamer.
Piroe joined Leeds last summer and has been an important part of Farke’s squad,
usually operating as a supporting striker behind Patrick Bamford or Mateo
Joseph.
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder appeared to confirm an
offer from Leeds for Hamer and questioned their motives for the bid when
speaking to media earlier this week.
Leeds are in the market for a No 10 after the sale of
Georginio Rutter to Brighton earlier this month.