Liverpool and Chelsea in hot Premier League race for £40m Leeds star

Liverpool and Chelsea are interested in Leeds United’s Crysencio Summerville, but they are not alone, with West Ham, Bournemouth and Fulham also tracking the winger.

The 22-year-old has had a stunning season in the Championship with Leeds, scoring 20 goals in 46 games.

The West Yorkshire club narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League as they were beaten by Southampton in the Play-Off final and are therefore expected to sell a number of their most valuable assets to avoid a financial meltdown increasingly worrying.

Summerville is certainly a player who is attracting a lot of suitors and Leeds will have no problem selling him in the coming period, they will just hope that the competition for his signature will increase the price.

The Sun report that the Dutch star is valued at between £35-40m, but if Chelsea, Liverpool, West Ham, Fulham and Bournemouth are vying for his signature, then the price could rise above that level.

However much he goes for this summer, it will represent a huge return on the fee of around £1.3m Leeds paid for the winger when they signed him from Feyenoord in 2020.

Summerville will be a huge loss for the Elland Road club as they look to push for promotion again next season under manager Daniel Farke, who is expected to stay up despite the disappointment at Wembley at the weekend.

Farke spoke glowingly of Summerville earlier this season, praising not only his talent but also his work ethic in training and on the field.

“He is having an outstanding season in terms of performance, end product and also the willingness to work for the team, to be there and deliver every day even in training, otherwise you cannot provide consistency in this league.” said. Farke.

“You have to do that every day on the training ground, but also with good habits in nutrition, sleep and recovery. We don’t need to talk about Cree’s potential, the sky is the limit with his potential, but to show consistency this is crucial. It is no coincidence that he delivered many finished products.

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