New Leeds boss Thomas Christiansen is in a fight against Swansea to land Valencia hitman Alvaro Negredo.
Dane Christiansen wants to make Negredo his 10th summer signing, and is ready to meet the La Liga side’s £6.4million asking price for the former Manchester City striker.
Elland Road’s Spanish technical director Victor Orta, who joined Leeds at the end of May after leaving a similar role at Middlesbrough, brokered Negredo’s loan deal to the Riverside last July.
Now he wants to persuade Negredo, 31, to turn his back on a switch to the Premier League with the Swans in favour of joining the Yorkshire outfit’s push for promotion.
Negredo, who bagged 10 goals in 38 outings for Boro, has been told he is surplus to requirements at Valencia.
He spent four years at Sevilla before making a £16.4m move to City in 2013 and is already in talks with the Welsh club.
But Negredo is willing to listen to what Leeds have to offer before making a decision on his future.