Leeds, who are preparing an £8m bid for the “versatile” club ace, may have no choice but to sell

Currently embroiled in a fierce race to win automatic promotion to the Premier League, Leeds United they are reportedly preparing an offer to sign Priority a midfielder who is worth as much as £8 million.

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Those at Elland Road certainly don’t need to be informed of how important the transfer window can be. Just six months ago they found themselves torn apart by Premier League interest which saw the departure of Archie Gray, Georginio Rutter and Crysencio Summerville. Then they had no choice but to wait for their own reinforcements in the form of Ao Tanaka, Jayden Bogle, Largie Ramazanai and a number of others.

Not looking back since then, the Whites are once again on course for promotion and should be among the favorites to return to the Premier League for only the second time of seeking under Daniel Farke.

That doesn’t mean further arrivals are unlikely in this month’s transfer window, however, with names such as the Burnley winger Mike Tresor and former Everton defender Ben Godfrey already mentioned in the early stages and another target stealing the headlines now.

According to Leeds United News, Leeds are now ready to submit their first bid for Ben Sheaf’s signature from Coventry City, who reportedly value their midfielder at a hefty £8m this month.

It’s certainly worth testing Coventry’s resolve on that price, given how they need to use this month and potentially the summer transfer window to balance the books and could therefore be left with no choice but to sell Sheaf.

As for the midfielder himself, the prospect of him swapping the Sky Blues for a move to Elland Road may be hard to resist even as club captain given Coventry’s current struggles and Leeds’ push for promotion. However, it remains to be seen if that temptation will be enough to seal the winter move.

A leader during his time at Coventry, Sheaf has earned the chance to lead a team of Leeds’ caliber into the Premier League, but the Whites must first endure successful negotiations with the Sky Blues, who will not want to lose one of their key men so early in Frank Lampard’s tenure.

At 26, the move would also come at an ideal time for Sheaf as he enters his prime as a midfielder and potential partners with the likes of Ethan Ampadu and Tanaka at the heart of Farke’s title-seeking side.

It’s a rise for the former Doncaster Rovers manager Darren Moore saw it coming almost five years ago, telling reporters as reported by The Coventry Telegraph in 2020: “He is a versatile player, as comfortable in defense as in midfield.

“He is a wonderful football player. He plays well with both feet, he is a good technician. He is of good size and structure and moves well. He has a good eye for a pass and is an intelligent footballer. Those are the types of players we want to sign here in the future.”