Leeds United are understood to be in the market for a winger this month.
Leeds United’s hopes of signing Steven Zuber in January are over.
Zuber has been strongly linked with a move to Elland Road from Hoffenheim, who were said to want £10.8 million to sell the player (Daily Mirror).
But the Bundesliga side have this morning confirmed the midfielder’s departure on loan to VFB Stuttgart.
They state, however, that there is no option agreed beyond the summer, which could leave the door open for Leeds to pounce at a later date.
A winger capable of playing on either flank, Zuber could have been a worthwhile addition for Leeds, who according to their manager, Marcelo Bielsa, are looking to strengthen in the Swiss’s position after losing the services of Samu Saiz this month.
And the Whites’ midfield has been further depleted by Lewis Baker’s return to Chelsea earlier today.
Zuber, who played for Grasshoppers Zurich and CSKA Moscow before his 2014 move to Hoffenheim, is due to enter the final year of his contract this summer.
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