Florian Plettenberg reports that Georginio Rutter’s departure from Leeds United is expected to be announced shortly once his medical is finished in preparation for a move to Brighton.
On Saturday, August 17, the journalist from Sky Sports Germany claimed via X that the French forward has signed a long-term contract with the Seagulls after passing his medical exam on the south coast. If all of the stipulations of Rutter’s move are fulfilled, Daniel Farke’s team will receive £42.6 million in exchange for his signature—$2.6 million more than was anticipated when his leave clause was first triggered [David Ornstein, 14 August].
Leeds United supporters won’t be shocked by this news because they have been expecting this transfer for a few weeks, but they will be upset that Rutter’s departure is now certain.
After the Whites turned down Brighton’s initial offer and used the sales of Crysencio Summerville and Archie Gray to balance the books, most people would have anticipated that the Frenchman would stay at Elland Road this summer.Even though the attacker’s contract included a £40 million release clause, the Whites were never going to be able to hold onto him until August 31—especially considering that they were not promoted to the Premier League the previous season.
Positively, Leeds now have more money to work with this summer after managing to earn a respectable transfer fee for a player that only a year ago appeared certain to be a loser.
That implies that in order for the 49ers to retain Farke, they must now merely follow through on their commitments before the transfer window closes. The Whites are in dire need of new recruits, and their window of opportunity is closing.
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