Leeds United fringe player Sebastiaan Bornauw is attracting interest from the Bundesliga, according to reports in Germany.
The Whites are planning for another year of Premier League football after finishing 14th in the table, eight points above the relegation zone, in their first season back in the top flight.
Bornauw joined the club last summer to help bolster their defensive options. He signed a four-year contract after a deal worth around £5m was agreed with German side VfL Wolfsburg.
He has been a fringe player under Daniel Farke, with just 771 minutes of action and just five starts in the Premier League.
FC Koln eye move for Leeds United defender
Sebastiaan Bornauw Leeds
The 6ft 3in player is now wanted back in Germany by FC Koln, according to Bild.
The Bundesliga outfit finished six points above the relegation zone and are in the market for defensive reinforcements.
Cenk Özkacar joined the German side on loan from La Liga outfit Valencia but his move will not be made permanent.
While the defender was not a regular starter under Farke, the Leeds boss was keen to praise the player for his attitude and commitment during his first season in England.
Speaking in a press conference ahead of Leeds' 2-1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford in April, Farke branded Bornauw as 'top class' and hailed the player's character for his willingness to play a back-up role within the squad.
Big summer awaits Leeds United
Paraag Marathe
Leeds have ambitions to establish themselves as a consistent top-flight club but chairman Paraag Marathe has warned it will take at least three seasons for them to "truly operate like an established Premier League side".
It makes this summer all the more important as the Whites must get their recruitment right.
Both Leeds and Sunderland, who have qualified for the Europa League, bucked the recent trend of all three promoted clubs getting relegated immediately.
With Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City coming to the top flight, Leeds and other clubs in the lower third of the table know that minimal spending could risk being dragged into a relegation battle.
In a club statement released this week, Marathe outlined that a second season in the Premier League can prove even more difficult than the first one.
Leeds finished ninth in their first top-flight campaign under Marcelo Bielsa before dropping to 17th the following year. The season after that they were relegated.
With those years fresh in the mind, those in charge of recruitment at Elland Road will know what it takes for Leeds to continue moving forward.
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