Mystery £1.9m bids rejected for PNE and Leeds United-linked defender

Nathaniel Adjei, a defender for Hammarby, has been linked to Preston North End; however, offers of around £2 million have already been turned down.

Regarding Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, and Andrew Hughes as starting defenders for a squad vying for the Championship playoffs, Patrick Bauer has faded into obscurity.

Recently, North End has been connected to several defenders, including Connor O’Riordan of Crewe Alexandra, but one rumored target is undoubtedly becoming unavailable.

Hammarby reject bids for PNE-linked Nathaniel Adjei

According to reports from November, PNE was in talks to sign Nathaniel Adjei, a defender for Hammarby.

Adjei was allegedly targeted by North End for a loan with the intention of signing a permanent contract in the summer.

However, Hammarby sought about £3 million for Adjei, a sum that would have undoubtedly exceeded North End’s budget.

Although the rumor hasn’t really progressed since then, Sunderland and Leeds United have been strongly associated with the Ghanaian.

More claims are emerging in Sweden with Football Direkt claiming that Hammarby have received offers of around 25 Million SEK – which converts to around £1.9million.

Those offers were turned down by Hammarby because they were for 35–40 million SEK, or between £2.6 and £3 million.

After committing big money to the signings of Milutin Osmajic and Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen, we can’t see PNE negotiating a deal with that kind of value included.

Rumors do suggest that PNE is still searching overseas for possible additions despite acquiring Osmajic and Frøkjær-Jensen in the summer.

Adjei, an athletic center back with star potential, would be a good fit, but North End’s budget will probably not stretch this January.

We would actually be shocked if anyone came to Deepdale this month, as a calm January window is anticipated.