Report: Leeds United winning race to sign Crysencio Summerville

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Leeds United are reportedly leading the chase for talented Dutch winger Crysencio Summerville this summer, according to reports in his native Holland. 

Voetbal International is reporting that the West Yorkshire side is the ‘main candidate’ to sign the 19-year-old, whose future appears to be away from current club Feyenoord. 

The report claims that Leeds have not agreed on a transfer fee with the Dutch club but that a figure in the region of €1.5 million (£1.3m) was likely. 

Plenty of other clubs are said to be chasing his signature, including Wolves and Rangers, but Leeds are now believed to be at the front of the queue. 

Feyenoord would be selling reluctantly. As the club’s sporting director Frank Arnesen confirmed to RTV Rijnmond last month, Summerville’s refusal to sign a new deal, with just one year left on his remaining contract, saw the teenager demoted back to the second team and told to find a new club. 

Leeds United have clearly caught wind and are now ready to bring the speedster in. 

It would be an interesting move from the Whites. It is hard to see where Summerville would fit in the current Leeds first-team so perhaps he would be another high-profile recruit for the much-improved under-23 team. 

Either way, Leeds fans will be hoping this potential bargain ends up at Thorp Arch.