Bayer 04 Leverkusen → Ipswich Town · Probability 48% · fee €20m–€32m · rumour
Ipswich Town have submitted a fresh official bid to Bayer Leverkusen for Exequiel Palacios, with Fabrizio Romano reporting the club are optimistic of closing the deal within hours.
German Garcia Grova · Interest · “🚨Exequiel Palacios, abierto a una transferencia. 📌#RBLeipzig e #IpswichTown iniciaron conversaciones con #BayerLeverkusen por el mediocentro 🇦🇷 📍¿#River? Descartado en ésta ve”
Fabrizio Romano · Advanced talks · “🚨🇦🇷 EXCL: Ipswich Town send official bid for Exequiel Palacios as Argentinian midfielder is among key targets. There are 4 more clubs in the race from Premier League and Bundesl”
Florian Plettenberg · Cooling · “🚨❌ Understand Bayer 04 Leverkusen have rejected an offer of around €20m from Ipswich Town for Exequiel Palacios. Internal stance: “Far too low.” Negotiations are currently on hold”
Fabrizio Romano · Advanced talks · “🚨🚜 EXCL: Ipswich Town have sent new official bid to Bayer Leverkusen for Exequiel Palacios. #ITFC optimistic to close the deal in the next hours if all goes to plan, still not ag”
German Garcia Grova · Advanced talks · “🚨#IpswichTown han enviado una nueva oferta oficial a #BayerLeverkusen por Exequiel Palacios. 📍El campeón del mundo con 🇦🇷 está cerca de jugar en Premier League. https://t.co/pi”
Cesar Luis Merlo · Advanced talks · “🚨Ipswich Town hizo una segunda oferta y puja por quedarse con Exequiel Palacios. 🤝 @tribuna_ftbl ⬇️ https://t.co/Wrjmn3eO15”
The money
The fee for Exequiel Palacios is reported around €20m–€32m, against a market value of €22m.