Leeds: Marsch remains interested in Wagner

Leeds United stay excited about a deal to carry Kai Wagner to Elland Street this summer time.

What’s the speak?

That’s in keeping with Manuel Veth, with the American journalist revealing in a latest put up on Twitter that, following numerous reports linking Jesse Marsch with a $3m (£2.5m) transfer for the Philadelphia Union left-back this summer time, the Whites stay in ongoing talks with the MLS facet concerning a deal for the 25-year-old.

In his tweet, Veth mentioned: “Replace Kai Wagner: Leeds United nonetheless within the race. Talks ongoing with LUFC however it’s a sluggish course of in the mean time. Wagner additionally has different choices with one membership in France now additionally .”

Marsch would love him

Contemplating simply how quick Leeds at present are at left-back – with Marsch being left with no different selection than to subject centre-back Pascal Struijk on the left of his backline this season on account of injuries to Junior Firpo and Stuart Dallas – it’s clear to see that the signing of a brand new participant within the place previous to subsequent week’s switch deadline can be a transfer the supervisor would love.

And, when bearing in mind simply how proficient a full-back Wagner very a lot seems to be to be, the 25-year-old would seem to make a wonderful addition to Marsch’s present choices on the again.

Certainly, over his 27 MLS fixtures within the present marketing campaign, the £3.6m-rated expertise has been in astonishing kind, serving to his facet maintain 11 clear sheets, along with making a mean of 1.9 interceptions, 1.3 tackles, 1.9 clearances and profitable 3.5 duels – at a hit fee of 55% – per sport.

The German has additionally impressed in an attacking capability, offering 5 assists and creating seven large probabilities for his teammates, in addition to making a mean of two.6 key passes – the joint ninth-most within the league – 4.1 lengthy balls and a pair of.9 crosses per fixture.

These metrics have seen the defender who Tom Bogert dubbed “elite” common a fairly breathtaking SofaScore match ranking of 7.42, rating him because the eighth-best participant within the league.

As such, with a matter of days remaining in the summertime switch window and Marsch nonetheless having no out there out-and-out left-back at his disposal, coupled with simply how proficient Wagner evidently is, it’s clear to see that the 25-year-old would very a lot be a signing the 48-year-old supervisor would like to recover from the road this week.