Brighton 
Cardiff City 
CONFIRMED: M. Leonard signs for Birmingham.
Birmingham beats Cardiff City to sign M. Leonard. Brighton accepts their €0.6M offer for the midfielder, ending the rumour of M. Leonard moving to Cardiff City.
CONFIRMED: M. Leonard signs for Birmingham
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Rumour report
(Latest update: )Despite ongoig transfertalk, the probability of M. Leonard transferring to Cardiff City appears very low, with only 35% change of the deal goung trough. Here is why.
- Cardiff City has a great talent in the current squad who plays in the same position as M. Leonard.
- In the current Cardiff City squad, there are too many direct competitors playing in the same position as M. Leonard. This reduces the chances of playing time and development.
- At the moment, one of Cardiff City's best players already plays in the same position as M. Leonard.
Transfer Logic score:
Pros
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Comparable age to previously attracted players
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Comparable potential to previously attracted players
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Not many competitors with higher Potential (David Turnbull)
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Comparable value to previously attracted players
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Comparable quality to previously attracted players
Cons
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Potential star player in position on team (David Turnbull)
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Way too many better competitors for position (David Turnbull)
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Key player as direct competitor (David Turnbull)
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Some better competitors for position (David Turnbull)
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| Skill / pot | Player | Team |
ETV The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skill / pot | Player / Team / Position |
ETV The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player. |
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58.3
58.3
|
Taylan Antalyalı |
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€0.3M |
|
58.3
58.9
|
Marco Reus |
 LA Galaxy
|
€0.9M |
|
58.3
64.3
|
Diego González |
 Santos Lag
|
€3.8M |
|
58.3
61.7
|
Lukasz Lakomy |
 OH
|
€1.6M |
|
58.3
59.1
|
Jean-Luc Dompé |
 Konyaspor
|
€1.7M |
|
58.3
64.3
|
Becir Omeragic |
 Basel
|
€1.9M |
|
58.3
58.3
|
Xherdan Shaqiri |
Basel
|
€0.8M |
|
58.3
60.2
|
Pavel Bucha |
 Cincinnati
|
€1.8M |
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M. Leonard
M, DM (C)
Skill: 56.1
Pot: 61.1
Team
Birmingham
Birmingham
Contracted Until
30 Jun 28
ETV
€1.6M
The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player.
ETV Range
€1.3M – €2M
Who is M. Leonard?
M. Leonard (SCO) is a a box to box midfielder and currently plays for Birmingham. M. Leonard is 24 years old (2001/12/19). His preferred foot is Right. His jersey number is 12. M. Leonard has also been used as a ball winning midfielder, a deep lying playmaker and as a holding midfielder.
M. Leonard's current transfer value is between €1.3M and €2M. His last transfer was from Birmingham to Hearts in 2026. Hearts loaned M. Leonard for free from Birmingham.
M. Leonard latest transfers and transfer rumours, season statistics and career statistics are available on FootballTransfers.
