00:00Leeds United have agreed an £8.5m deal to sign Switzerland international Nico Elvedi from Borussia Mönchengladbach, with the defender
00:10set to go a medical before completing the move.
00:13The agreement is understood to be worth an initial £6.8m, with a further £1.7m available in add-ons
00:22and bonus structures.
00:23The 29-year-old is set to bring significant European experience, as well as international experience as well, to Daniel
00:32Farker's squad, having spent more than a decade with Gladbach in the Bundesliga.
00:37The move also represents a reunion with Daniel Farker, who previously worked with the player during his time in Germany.
00:47Elvedi's arrival comes as Leeds prepare for yet another Premier League campaign after being promoted from the Championship two seasons
00:55ago.
00:56The Swiss defender is capable of operating in different defensive roles across the back line, giving Daniel Farker another experienced
01:04option at the back.
01:06His transfer also coincides with Sebastian Boronov's expected departure from Ellen Road, with the Belgian defender closing in on a
01:14move to Germany himself, for Hamburg.
01:18Leeds have already been active in strengthening their squad this summer, and Elvedi's arrival will provide another experienced addition ahead
01:27of a new Premier League campaign.
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