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title: "Reds target Leon Bailey will not be sold in January"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/news/reds-target-leon-bailey-will-not-be-sold-in-january/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2018-11-07T14:30:05Z"
modified: "2018-11-07T14:30:05Z"
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# Reds target Leon Bailey will not be sold in January

Liverpool target Leon Bailey will not be moving to the Premier League in January after Bayer Leverkusen put the brakes on any potential deal to sell the player.

[Speaking to Bild, as cited on Goal](https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/leverkusen-warn-chelsea-man-utd-city-liverpool-baileys-not/yrw8nkky4xna1l2ryejp8gaw0), the club’s sporting director Jonas Boldt has confirmed that the Jamaican winger will remain with the Bundesliga outfit in the new year.

Boldt reveals that the club are anticipating the player moving on in the near future, but they remain confident about keeping hold of him for the time being.

> We all know that Leon will eventually go, but we have made it clear that a winter change is out of the question, and he also knows that he has our backing.

![Maja Hitij/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2018/11/1045620492.jpg)

Bailey has been heavily linked with a move away from Leverkusen, with Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Manchester United all touted as potential suitors to sign the player.

Liverpool and Manchester City have also been credited with an interest in the past.

The player himself has [recently confirmed](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2018/11/06/bailey-rejected-liverpool-because-he-didnt-want-to-rush-his-career/) that he turned down the chance to complete a move to Anfield earlier in his career.