Ayase Ueda Draws Everton, Brighton and Leeds Interest After 25 Goals
Ayase Ueda’s 25-goal Eredivisie season has put him on the radar of Everton, Brighton and Leeds United. Feyenoord’s forward is drawing interest after finishing second in the league, and the asking price is already shaping the next step.
The 27-year-old Japanese striker scored 25 times in the Dutch top flight and added one Europa League goal for Feyenoord. That production has lifted him into a transfer market where multiple Premier League clubs are watching the same profile.
Feyenoord Price Range
Feyenoord plans to open negotiations at €30 million to €35 million. Everton management is preparing an offer in the region of £18 million to £20 million for Ueda, and that gap is the biggest obstacle ahead of the transfer.
Everton’s interest is tied to David Moyes, who is searching for a mobile and clinical profile for his forward line. Brighton’s interest is linked to the advancing age of Danny Welbeck and the need in the forward rotation, while Leeds want to add an elite-level finisher as they aim to remain permanent in the Premier League.
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Those three clubs are not chasing a depth option. Ueda’s numbers give him a clear market case: 25 league goals in one season is the sort of output that pushes a striker from domestic success into a broader transfer battle.
Feyenoord’s second-place finish adds another layer for the club’s side of the deal. A forward who delivered across the league and Europe has become one of its most valuable pieces, and the fee range shows the club is setting the terms before talks move any further.
Japan At 4:00 p.m. EST
The move also sits against a national-team backdrop. Japan is set to play the Netherlands at 4:00 p.m. EST on Sunday afternoon in the World Cup group stage, with Koki Ogawa likely to lead the front line for Japan.
That leaves Ueda in a familiar position: productive enough to attract Premier League attention, expensive enough to slow negotiations, and good enough that the next round of discussion will turn on whether any club meets Feyenoord’s range rather than whether the interest is real.
