Bundesliga wonderkid stuns Leeds by ‘rejecting transfer AFTER flying in on private jet for tour of the city’
pThe German midfielder had been expected to complete a £5million move from Leverkusen after flying into England on a private jet./p
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pAmiri was shown around the city and the club#8217;s training ground with his family after arriving in Leeds./p
pHowever, he has now pulled out of the deal, according to German outlet a href=https://www.kicker.de/amiri-ein-tag-in-leeds-und-noch-ein-nein-965934/artikel target=_blank aria-label=Kicker (opens in a new tab) rel=noreferrer noopenerKicker/a./p
pHis decision comes after he had agreed terms on a four-year deal at Elland Road, the report adds./p
pLeeds have since denied that Amiri rejected them and that they cancelled the deal instead./p
pThe a href=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12456721/Germany-Nadiem-Amiri-Leeds.html target=_blank aria-label=Daily Mail (opens in a new tab) rel=noreferrer noopenerDaily Mail/a report that the Whites pulled the plug due to Amiri#8217;s demands./p
pIt is even claimed that the player had to pay for his own travel back to Germany after the transfer fell through./p
pA move for fellow target Joseph Paintsil has also reportedly stalled, with former club Tema Youth demanding a cut of any deal involving the Genk winger./p
pAmiri is into the final year of his contract with Leverkusen and had appeared an exciting coup before his move to Leeds collapsed./p
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pThe 26-year-old, who has won five caps for Germany, has played just one minute for Leverkusen so far this season./p
pAs for Leeds, Daniel Farke#8217;s side are 13th in the a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/championship/Championship/a after picking up their first win at the weekend./p
pThey were dumped out of the a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/carabao-cup/Carabao Cup/a on penalties by a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/league-two/League Two/a Salford on Tuesday, though./p
pChampionship clubs have until 11pm on Friday to conclude their transfer business./p
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