Emi Buendia's Premier League future looks to be in the balance amid claims Leeds United and old boss Daniel Farke are ready to look elsewhere for post-promotion reinforcements. The Villa outcast has been on loan in Germany with Bayer Leverkusen, but is said to be keen to have another chance in the Premier League. It is claimed his preference is for an established club unlikely to be involved in survival struggle next season. Buendia played 121 matches under Farke at Carrow Road, scoring 24 times and registering 41 assists before joining Villa in the summer of 2021. However, a stumbling block in any attempt to take Buendia to Elland Road is that Leeds will only be allowed two Premier League loans next season. They are also reportedly in the market for a new goalkeeper and a striker, so their focus may be elsewhere. Despite reports claiming a £16.8m Leeds bid for the Argentinian, the more likely reality is that a loan will be their only avenue to securing his services, and as such they are now said to be looking elsewhere. Sun transfer expert Alan Nixon reports: Aston Villa hope to find a new loan home for Emi Buendia as he returns from Bayer Leverkusen. "The Argentine midfielder would like another Premier League chance and his availability has alerted old boss Daniel Farke at Leeds. "Yet Buendia, 28, is keen to avoid a survival struggle and Leeds are looking at other options as they will only be allowed two Prem loans." Buendia started just three of his 14 games for Bayer Leverkusen, who decided not to pursue a permanent deal for the Argentine despite his two goals for the Bundesliga club. He has made more than 120 career appearances in the Premier League with Norwich and then Villa, but his career was seriously derailed by a debilitating cruciate ligament tear which sidelined him for the entire 2023/24 season. That leaves Villa pondering what to do with a player who reportedly cost them around £33m but is now thought to be worth under £16m, with another loan looking to be their only options to defray at least part of the cost of his wages.