Belgium-based squad Predictor-Lotto is interested in having the signa♑ture of American Levi Leipheimer, third in the recent edition of the . The 33 year-old is looking for a new team after it was announced that current team Discovery Channel will be at the end of 2007.

Predictor-Lotto Team Manager José De Cauwer confirmed in an interview with La Dernière Heure that the team is motivated in having a strong general classification rider to help Australian Cadel Evans, second in the Tour. "We would like 🌠to have a sec🍒ond man at the side of Evans who has the capacity to ride for the classification in Grand Tours, and Leipheimer would be an ideal man," noted the Belgian.

"The negot꧋iations are open but I believe there are good possibilities that we ca𒁃n find an agreement."

Leipheimer spent three years with Rabobank and two with Gerolsteiner before for 2007 and later being designated as a reinforcement to Ivan Basso. Discovery and Basso when the Italian was linked with Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes and this opened 𝔍the door for Leipheimer to push for the podium in the Tour while helping younger teammate Alberto Contador vie for the eventual win.