Leeds: Orta interested in Brereton Diaz

Leeds United stay considering a deal to deliver Ben Brereton Diaz to Elland Highway subsequent summer time.

What’s the discuss?

That’s in keeping with a report by Spanish publication Estadio Deportivo, who declare that, after being heavily linked with a transfer for the Blackburn Rovers centre-forward in the summertime switch window, Victor Orta stays eager on a deal to deliver the 23-year-old to LS11 on the finish of the present marketing campaign – when the Chile worldwide could possibly be obtainable on a free switch.

Nonetheless, the report goes on to state {that a} host of European sides are additionally monitoring the ahead, with UD Almeria, Valencia, Celta Vigo, Sevilla and AC Milan all believed to be conserving a really shut eye on the state of affairs of the attacker forward of a possible transfer of their very own, whereas Everton are set to supply the Whites competitors from the Premier League within the race for the striker.

Absolute discount

Contemplating simply how spectacular Brereton Diaz has been for Blackburn in current seasons, along with the truth that the ahead had a reported asking worth of £20m final summer time, ought to Orta be capable of beat off plenty of Champions League rivals within the race for the 23-year-old’s signature on a free, it will not solely signify an enormous coup for the Whites but additionally an absolute discount.

Certainly, over his 37 Championship appearances in 2021/22, the £14.4m-rated expertise was in sensational type, scoring 22 objectives, registering three assists and creating three massive probabilities, along with taking a mean of two.8 photographs, making 0.6 key passes and finishing 1.6 dribbles per recreation – with these returns seeing him common a formidable SofaScore match ranking of 6.94.

It has been an identical story over his 14 second-tier fixtures up to now this season, with the £6.5k-per-week attacker having already bagged seven objectives, supplied one help and created one massive likelihood for his teammates, in addition to taking a mean of three.2 photographs – 1.1 of which have hit the goal – making 0.7 key passes and finishing 0.9 dribbles per recreation.

These metrics have seen the participant who Tony Mowbray dubbed “extraordinary” common a SofaScore match ranking of 6.84, at present rating him as Rovers’ eighth-best performer within the Championship this time period.

Moreover, with Brereton Diaz having the ability to function from the left wing or as an out-and-out centre-forward, except for his medical nature within the last third, the 14-cap worldwide’s spectacular positional versatility additionally makes him a particularly enticing prospect for potential new suitors – notably the Whites.

As such, it will seem extraordinarily smart for Orta to do the whole lot in his energy to win the race for the Chilean sensation subsequent summer time, as it’s clear to see that touchdown a participant of Brereton Diaz’s potential for nothing would signify an absolute steal.