Elvedi set for Leeds move as £8.5m fee agreed

Leeds United have agreed an £8.5 million transfer fee for Swiss defender Nico Elvedi. The 29‑year‑old is scheduled to travel to England for a medical on Monday after Borussia Mönchengladbach accepted an offer consisting of an initial £6.8 million plus £1.7 million in add‑ons. Elvedi, a versatile international who has earned 73 caps for Switzerland and featured in the nation’s squad at this summer’s World Cup, is set to end his 11‑year association with the Bundesliga club by moving to Elland Road. Asked about the deal following a 4‑0 pre‑season victory over Augsburg, Leeds manager Daniel Farke said: "I've been moving successful shot agelong capable to cognize everything is lone last erstwhile the aesculapian checks are completed and each the paperwork is signed. We've seen situations similar this before." "So I lone talk astir caller players erstwhile they person been officially announced and everything is settled. But I don't privation to lie, and we expect thing to hap successful the adjacent 48 hours." The transfer would allow fringe Leeds defender Sebastiaan Bornauw to join Hamburg on an initial loan with an option to buy. Leeds begin their Premier League campaign away at Nottingham Forest next Saturday.