Facundo Buonanotte’s loan from Brighton to Chelsea is set to be cancelled mid-season, paving the way for him to swap and play for Leeds.
The west London club agreed a surprise loan deal with Brighton last summer to sign Buonanotte for the season, despite having one of the most bloated squads in the Premier League and several young players already fighting it out for game time.
Despite paying Brighton £2million to acquire Buonanotte for the season, the Argentine is set to leave the club with immediate effect after only being handed a handful of games at Stamford Bridge.
Buonanotte, 21, has only started one match in the Premier League so far this campaign – a 45 minute appearance against Brentford in September – and played a total of eight games across all competitions for Chelsea.
Although poised to move back to Brighton, who viewed him as surplus to requirements at the start of the season, Buonanotte is expected to move immediately to Elland Road on another short-term loan deal.
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Facundo Buonanotte is leaving Chelsea halfway through his loan deal to move to Leeds
