Whites closing in on deal for Malmo's Cibicki

LEEDS United are closing in on signing Malmo's Pawel Cibicki in the run-up to the closure of the summer transfer window at 11pm on Thursday evening.
LOOKING TO STRENGTHEN: Leeds United head coach Thomas Christiansen.LOOKING TO STRENGTHEN: Leeds United head coach Thomas Christiansen.
LOOKING TO STRENGTHEN: Leeds United head coach Thomas Christiansen.

But no deal has yet been completed for the 23-year-old Swede, despite reports in the Swedish press and pictures on social media.

Versatile winger or striker Cibicki was looked at by Whites director of football Victor Orta and the Swede missed training with Malmo on Wednesday amid speculation the 23-year-old could join the Whites.

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Reports in Sweden have suggested that the attacker will join Leeds in a deal worth £1.45m and Malmo’s sporting director Daniel Andersson told Swedish outlet Fotbollskanalen that Cibicki had missed training to have discussions with another team.

“He has gone to meet a club,” said Andersson.

Asked if the club was English, the sporting director said: “Feel free to speculate.”

A raft of pictures showing Cibicki at Elland Road then began doing the rounds on social media on Wednesday evening but the YEP can report that no deal has yet been finalised to bring the Swede to Leeds.

But United have definitely been in talks with Cibicki and will hope to sign the Malmo player in the run-up to the closure of the summer transfer window at 11pm on Thursday evening.

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Cibicki - who has been capped ten times by Sweden’s under-21s - was linked with a move to both Manchester United and Ajax earlier year after representing his country in the Euro Under-21s in Poland. Napoli, Celta Vigo and Real Betis were also all thought to be keen.

United are also hoping to seal a deal to bring Hamburg striker Pierre-Michel Lasogga to Elland Road as the Whites look to increase their attacking options following the sale of last season’s Championship top goalscorer Chris Wood to Burnley for £15m.

Hamburg initially announced that a loan deal to Leeds was complete on Tuesday evening via their Twitter feed but the Bundesliga outfit removed the announcement overnight.

Negotiations between Leeds and Hamburg continue with United keen for Hamburg to contribute towards a large proportion of the forward’s reported £50,000-a-week wages.

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Hamburg still expect Lasogga to join Leeds before the closure of the summer transfer window at 11pm on Thursday night.

The striker flew into England with his family earlier this week with a view to meeting Orta and then returned back to Hamburg on Tuesday evening.

A Hamburg spokesman told Sky Deutschland: “We were a bit premature (in making the announcement). But we assume the transfer will be completed by the end of the transfer period on Thursday.”

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