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·20 luglio 2025
Leeds United ready to sell Mateo Joseph to fund move for Fulham striker Rodrigo Muniz

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·20 luglio 2025
Leeds United are looking to cash in on Mateo Joseph to fund a move for Fulham striker Rodrigo Muniz, according to the Sun.
Leeds want striking reinforcements following their return to the Premier League, and the Brazilian fits the bill, but his club want £50 million for his services and the Elland Road club are looking at ways to raise money.
Joseph made 41 appearances across all competitions for the Whites last season, but they are ready to sell him for around £10m in a bid to boost their transfer kitty.
Leeds manager Daniel Farke has told club hero Patrick Bamford that he is not in his plans for next season, and a move for Muniz makes sense.
The 24-year-old ended 2024-25 with eight goals in eight league starts, boasting a goalscoring rate of 0.6 non-penalty goals per 90 minutes since the start of 2023-24.
He bagged nine goals in 26 league games in 2023-24 and will fancy his chances of scoring more if given more playing opportunities, which could be available at Leeds.
Muniz is open to the move, and his style of play could be perfect for the West Yorkshire club.
72% of his attempts at goal have come from first-time shots since the start of 2023-24, and only Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood has a higher rate (75%) in that period, with only Erling Braut Haaland having fewer touches per shot in the Premier League than him since the start of 2023-24.
He loves to challenge defenders given his physicality, and only Everton’s Beto has contested more aerial duels than his 11.1 per 90 among attackers with 2,000-plus minutes since the start of the 2023-24 season, and only five forwards have suffered more fouls than Muniz’s 2.3 per 90 in this period.
Of players with over 2,000 minutes since the start of 2023-24, only Diogo Jota, Alexander Isak and Haaland have scored goals more regularly from their time on the pitch, and the Fulham star could be perfect for Leeds.
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