LEEDS SET TO SNAP UP HOFFENHEIM STRIKER RUTTER IN £35m DEAL

■ LEEDS UNITED were locked in talks with Hoffenheim last night over striker Georginio Rutter. The 20-year-old France Under 21 international is keen to make the move and is hopeful of arriving in Leeds for a medical in the next 24 hours. Hoffenheim are pushing for around £35million including add-ons, which would surpass the club-record £27m Leeds paid for Rodrigo from Valencia. Rutter (right) has scored twice in 17 games. Leeds