Leon Balogun has bid farewell to SV Darmstadt 98 despite being offered a new contract by the newly promoted Bundesliga side.<br /><br />The central defender cum right back, who turns 27 on June 28, was searching for a new team for several months before Darmstadt took a gamble by offering him a deal until the end of the 2014 - 2015 campaign.<br /><br />&ldquo;Leon has informed me that he is looking for a new challenge,<span class="body1">&rdquo; coach Schuster told Kicker.</span><br /><br />&ldquo;He has&nbsp; thanked and informed us that he will not sign a new contract in Darmstadt.<span class="body1">&rdquo;<br /><br />The Nigeria international is thought to be on the radar of other clubs in the Bundesliga and his preferred destination will be announced in a matter of days.<br /><br /><br /></span><span class="body1"></span>