{"id":213130,"date":"2025-10-20T12:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T12:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/213130\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T12:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T12:40:09","slug":"leeds-only-wanted-loan-for-emi-buendia-despite-him-being-for-sale-he-is-now-on-fire-at-aston-villa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/213130\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds only wanted loan for Emi Buendia despite him being for sale, he is now on fire at Aston Villa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-Split-27-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Paraag Marathe looking unhappy, staring in the direction of Emi Buendia.\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 20%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Imago<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/c61bbbe23d278f647fb87ae5b38fa1b2\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Jacob Raw\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Mon 20 October 2025 10:10, UK <\/p>\n<p>Leeds United\u2019s summer transfer window drew mixed reactions ahead of their battle to stay in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer, <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/daniel-farke-transfer-wish-shared-after-leeds-united-take-summer-spend-past-100m\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds spent over \u00a3100million<\/a> on players deemed good enough to keep <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/daniel-farke\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Farke<\/a>\u2018s side in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/opinion\/why-noah-okafor-can-save-leeds-from-premier-league-relegation-amid-psr-battle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Noah Okafor has been great for Leeds<\/a>, but other signings like Jaka Bijol and Sebastiaan Bornauw have been questioned.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/leeds-face-major-psr-battle-in-january-as-they-line-up-new-signing-for-daniel-farke\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paraag Marathe and Leeds face an ongoing battle with PSR<\/a>, and with that, they may have missed out on some top targets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/leeds-united-want-last-gasp-emi-buendia-transfer-as-aston-villa-may-need-to-sell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds were interested in Emi Buendia<\/a> in the summer, but recent reports suggest <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/paraag-marathe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marathe<\/a> may have been on a tight budget when it came to signing the Argentinian forward.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paraag-Marathe-1-copy-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Leeds United chairman Paraag Marathe smiling\" class=\"wp-image-190471\" \/>Credit: ImagoLeeds will regret not using their budget to secure Emi Buendia<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no doubt that <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/leeds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds<\/a> will have been limited to what they could spend in the summer, but regardless, a lot of money was spent.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Mail has revealed information regarding Leeds\u2019 pursuit of <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/emi-buendia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buendia<\/a> in their print edition on 20 October, after he scored the winner for Aston Villa at Tottenham on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInjuries have devastated his [Buendia\u2019s] Villa career, and [Unai] Emery was looking to sell him before the start of the season to raise funds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeeds and Stuttgart were only interested in a loan, which had little appeal for Villa. <\/p>\n<p>Buendia\u2019s stats at Aston Villa this season<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the end, Emery opted to keep him in the squad. Suddenly, it looks like a wise move.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s understandable that Leeds may have also only wanted Buendia on loan due to his injury record, the Whites should have set funds aside to take a gamble on the forward if they wanted him that badly.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Daniel-Farke-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Farke with his head in his hands on Elland Road touchline\" class=\"wp-image-207236\" \/>Credit: Imago<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/news\/alan-shearer-admits-leeds-united-will-be-very-pleased-despite-2-0-defeat-vs-burnley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds were beaten 2-0 by Burnley<\/a> on Saturday, and struggled to create without Okafor, as Buendia now emerges as another opportunity missed.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds lack quality up front<\/p>\n<p>Dan James has suffered with injuries so far this season, but there have always been question marks over the Welshman\u2019s ability to perform in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>With Okafor injured, Jack Harrison was given a chance for Leeds, in what could have been his final opportunity to impress Farke.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds created plenty of opportunities against Burnley, but lacked the quality to convert, with Brenden Aaronson the main culprit for that.<\/p>\n<p>As time goes on, not signing Buendia may prove to be one of Leeds\u2019 most costly mistakes of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoyed this article? 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