Translation of the latest Kicker article as mentioned above.
So now Nadiem Amiri has made his decision and called off his transfer from Leverkusen to Leeds United. But you don't have to be sure that the change saga is over. After all, the 26-year-old had already canceled the deal two days earlier, according to reports from Leverkusen. Then a day later Leeds gave his yes-word , which he now revoked.
With this egg dance alone, the Amiri side has damaged the player's reputation. The whole deal was negotiated to the end. That doesn't look serious.
Rather, it fits the image that prevails in the industry. There, Amiri's brother Nauwid, who also acts as Nadiem's advisor, has developed a dubious reputation. It is not for nothing that two well-known German player consultants quickly terminated the cooperation initiated by the Amiri side. Because of inconsistencies in communication.
Amiri faces a bitter year in Leverkusen
For the player, if he does not make another turn in this transfer posse, this could now have fatal consequences. And not just because he may have annoyed the next professional consulting agency with CAA Base, which was given the mandate for the deal in England. At least now Amiri is considered an insecure cantonist in the industry. Say the least.
If the player does not find a club in the last few days of the transfer window, he faces a bitter year in Leverkusen: he is in the squad for the Gladbach game on Saturday (6:30 p.m., LIVE! at kicker), but after the imminent one The signing of winger Nathan Tella from FC Southampton, the suspension of Amine Adli , which expires in two matchdays , and the return of striker Patrik Schick , which is expected in early October , regularly beckons Amiri a place in the stands. Even whether Bayer will report him for the Europa League at all is at least in question internally.
But a year as a reservist and spectator will significantly worsen Amiri's prospects. Against this background, rejecting the offer from Leeds United is daring. Leeds are a big traditional club, the Schalke 04 of the Championship, but with the necessary financial resources to put together a top team. There he would not have had to make any compromises compared to his Leverkusen salary in the second division of England. If Leeds, who are traded as favourites, return directly to the Premier League, Amiri even beckons a commitment in the best league in the world and a whopping salary jump in a four-year contract. A main prize in perspective - financially, but also sportingly.
Throwing it away does not mean that the Amiri side is realistically assessing the player's situation and apparently completely overestimating his options after further months with little or no playing time. Will there be another opportunity that is nearly as great?
Already this summer the market for Amiri was manageable. The clubs that wanted him couldn't meet his salary expectations. Those who could, didn't want him. In the end, Olympique Marseille chose Inter Milan's Joaquin Correa over Amiri. The fact that his move to OM fell through because the French allegedly wanted to or could not pay enough, as the Amiri side rumored, is relegated to the realm of fables in Leverkusen.
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