Leeds reject bid for Byram
By Tom Carnduff on Jun 13, 2015 Leeds United, Transfers
Leeds United have rejected an offer from Sunderland for right sided defender/midfielder Sam Byram, reports suggest.
Byram, 21, has been a stand-out player for Leeds United in his 3 seasons of first-team football at the club. In his 119 appearances for the Whites, Byram has scored 7 goals and assisted 11. Whilst he has played as a right-back most of the time, Byram has thrived playing further up the pitch in the second half of last season, becoming a real attacking threat for Leeds.
Sunderland have been interested in Byram for the past two transfer windows, although this is the first transfer window where they have submitted a bid for the youngster.
The figure is believed to be around £4.5 million, which in the eyes of Massimo Cellino, is not enough to draw Byram away from Elland Road.
A number of Premier League clubs have been looking at Byram recently, although it is believed that Sunderland are the only club who have so far submitted an offer to Leeds for the player.
