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The New York Red Bulls had another bid rejected for Hull City midfielder Leonardo da Silva Lopes, according to the Hull Daily Mail.
The latest offer was reportedly for $2.3 million and with the transfer window closing in England today, itās unlikely the Red Bulls will be able to land the highly touted 21-year-old box-to-box midfielder.
The initial āseven-figure bidā came early in January and that was quickly thwarted by the English Championship side.
āHeās not for sale,ā Hull coach Grant McCann said on Jan. 4. āItās as simple as that. Heās been here for four months and heās growing every time he plays. Heās getting better and better.
āHeās got energy, pace, a chance of direction, heās got a calmness. Heās played 150 or something games at 21. It doesnāt surprise me because heās got so much more to come, but heās not for sale.ā
Lopes has been a mainstay in Hull Cityās lineup this year, making 24 league appearances and two more apiece in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. Heās played the entire 90 minutes in eight of the last 10 English Championship matches.
The Portuguese youth international made his professional debut with Peterborough United in 2015 and played 108 games for the League One side before a move to Wigan in 2018.
Lopes made 14 appearances on loan with Gillingham FC before his August transfer to Hull City.