‘Coming days’: Marc Roca transfer fee emerges with Leeds United set for imminent first sale – YEP

“The possibility of buying Roca was also raised by Betis in that negotiation on the table.

“Although Leeds initially valued the footballer at eight million euros, discussions between the clubs and the player’s desire to land at Heliopolis brought the deal very close to being closed for less than five, a price that is reasonable in Heliopolis.”

Contrasting reports appear about Roca from the local press

As for Leeds paying off Roca’s £10m transfer from Bayern Munich in 2022: two years on, his current value on the club’s books is £5m, which is another loss to whites if this above charge is as reported. .

In contrast, LeedsLive’s Beren Cross claimed the club would not record a fee loss on Roca, which has now been backed by YEP, who share that Leeds will not seek to record an accounting loss as the deal is due to be completed in the “next few days”:

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Leeds expect him to go through the next couple of days. Not sure if it will be announced then or when the loan officially closes at the end of the month. Sounds almost done. Big salary from books etc etc. We discussed his situation on the bridge this week, now. https://t.co/iWFRns5Ps3

— Graham Smyth (@GrahamSmyth) June 20, 2024

Roca should have netted Leeds a decent profit, but it’s not the end of the world

Roca’s talents should have seen Leeds bank well over £5m for him, but the position Leeds are in with this transfer indicates they didn’t have much leverage.

Betis have done well to talk us down from around £10m and that will be reflected in how much of an impact this has on our position in the PSR.

If the 49ers were willing to drop the valuation, they have to be confident that a short sale won’t hurt what we’re trying to do.