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Leeds United are attempting a major statement in the transfer market with a bid for Feyenoord winger Igor Paixao, which would make him the most valuable player at Elland Road. Should the deal go through, Leeds would leap from 16th to 15th in terms of the most valuable squads in England, overtaking Crystal Palace—whose highest-valued asset is Adam Wharton at £28–32m.

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00:00Leeds United are attempting a major statement in the transfer market with a bid for Feyenoord
00:07winger Igor Paxau, which would make him the most valuable player at Ellen Road.
00:14The Whites have offered more than £26m for the Brazilian, though club sources clarify
00:18the bid falls short of the £30.5m mark reported elsewhere.
00:24Regardless, Paxau would become Leeds' record signing this summer, surpassing the £17m bid
00:31made for Anton Stack and £15.6m for goalkeeper Lucas Perry.
00:36The move looks shrewd. According to the Football Observatory, Paxau's value sits between £30m
00:41and £34m, placing him among the Eredivisie's top assets, just behind Ajax's Jarl Hato and
00:48PSV's Ricardo Pepe.
00:51Let the deal go through, Leeds would leap from 16th to 15th in terms of the most valuable
00:55squads in England, overtaking Crystal Palace, whose highest valued asset is Adam Wharton
01:00and it's £28m.
01:05Wharton is attracting interest from multiple clubs after a breakthrough season.
01:10Despite an injury-hit campaign, the 21-year-old was a key figure in Palace's historic FA Cup
01:15win and earned a first England cap before missing the Euros through injury.
01:19Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham remain in the mix for the midfielder, with
01:24United boss Ruben Amirim admitting, after their friendly against Leeds, that his side lack
01:30pace in midfield.
01:33Palace's stance on Wharton remains firm, but departures are looming elsewhere.
01:38Eberici Eze is now Arsenal's priority following their statement signing of Victor Jokeres from
01:42Sporting.
01:43Mikel Arteta's side have identified Eze as the ideal creative addition and are hoping
01:49to seal the deal for around £60m, despite the release clause sitting at £68m.
01:57Leeds may not quite be operating in the same financial stratosphere as the Premier League's
02:02elite, but securing Paxal would be a clear signal of intent as they look to compete both
02:07on and off the pitch with the clubs they aim to replace next season.

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