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Leeds United complete Max Wober signing from Red Bull Salzburg

By Barney Corkhill, Editor | 03 January 2023

Leeds complete Max Wober signing from Red Bull Salzburg

Leeds United complete the signing of 24-year-old defender Max Wober from Red Bull Salzburg on a four-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Leeds United have completed the signing of defender Max Wober from Red Bull Salzburg for an undisclosed fee.

The 24-year-old has put pen to paper on a four-and-a-half-year deal at the club, keeping him at Elland Road until the summer of 2023.

The deal, which is thought to be worth around £10.6m, sees Wober reunite with Leeds boss Jesse Marsch, who signed him for Salzburg for a similar fee in 2019.

Leeds had been in the market for defensive cover at left-back, with Stuart Dallas and Junior Firpo struggling with injuries so far this season.

✍️ #LUFC are delighted to announce the signing of Max Wober from Red Bull Salzburg, subject to a work permit
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 3, 2023

Wober, who can also play at centre-back, made 125 appearances for Salzburg in total, scoring nine goals.

During his time at the club, the 13-time Austria international won the Austrian league and cup double three times in a row.

Wober, who will wear the number 39 shirt at Elland Road, could make his debut for Leeds when they face Cardiff City in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday.

A former Rapid Vienna, Ajax and Sevilla player, Wober also joins his former Salzburg teammates Brenden Aaronson and Rasmus Kristensen at the Yorkshire outfit, after Marsch brought them to Leeds last summer.