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Leeds United‘s offer for a defender they are trying to bring in is ‘too low’, but there remains the feeling that the deal ‘can be closed’.

The Elland Road side have just agreed a two-year contract with attacker Lukas Nmecha, which will see him join on a free transfer when his deal with Wolfsburg – who offered him a fresh contract taking into account his injury issues – runs out at the end of the month.

Nmecha is expected to be just one of a raft of new signings at Leeds this summer as Daniel Farke aims to make the squad Premier League ready.

Adding another centre-back is high on the agenda and Leeds have been seeking to sign Udinese’s Jaka Bijol.

The talks have taken on a sense of urgency, but according to Italian outlet Tutto Mercato, Leeds’ offer is ‘too low’ at £14m.

They will need to up their bid to £17m, but it is suggested that ‘the feeling is that it can be closed’.

Bijol appears to be sold on a move to Leeds if the Whites can agree a fee with Udinese in the coming days and weeks.

Udinese have already started to look at potential replacements for the centre-back as they eye rejuvenating their backline.

They conceded 56 goals in their 38 Serie A games last season, a record that was just as bad as Venezia, who finished second from bottom and were relegated.

Leeds currently have Pascal Struijk, Joe Rodon and Ethan Ampadu as their main centre-back options, with Max Wober a potential departure this summer.

Bijol turned out in 34 of Udinese’s 38 Serie A games this season and he went in the referee’s notebook a whopping eleven times.

The Slovenia international, with 63 caps for the country to his name, was also sent off once.