Leeds must seal Bamba Dieng transfer

Leeds United have been one of many busiest golf equipment within the Premier League when it comes to the enterprise they’ve accomplished in the course of the summer transfer window.

Together with bringing in a plethora of new faces reminiscent of Tyler Adams, Marc Roca and Luis Sinisterra, amongst others, the Yorkshire membership have additionally seen some massive gamers make strikes away from Elland Street reminiscent of Raphinha and Kalvin Phillips.

With a number of weeks nonetheless left earlier than the switch window shuts, this might give the Whites the prospect to strengthen any space of the squad the place it could be crucial.

Considering how Andrea Radrizzani just lately spoke concerning the membership’s purpose to usher in a striker earlier than deadline day, one man who has been linked with a transfer to Elland Street and who might be simply what the Whites want is Bamba Dieng.

Having made 42 senior appearances for Marseille, the 22-year-old – who’s reportedly valued at €18m (£15m) – has scored 9 targets and delivered three assists within the course of.

Nearly all of these appearances and targets got here in the course of the 2021/22 season with Les Olympiens, throughout which he additionally confirmed his versatility by enjoying with near-equal regularity as a centre-forward and as a left-winger.

To additional spotlight his attacking expertise, in his 25 Ligue 1 appearances final season, the Senegal attacker took 37 photographs at purpose, with 18 of these being on track, leaving him with the very best proportion for photographs on track (48.6%) on the Stade Velodrome.

Hailed as an “explosive participant with nice potential,” by his former supervisor Jorge Sampaoli, Dieng additionally ended the marketing campaign with the fourth-highest fee of goal-creating actions per 90 minutes (0.55) at Marseille.

By way of what kind of participant he’s or might grow to be sooner or later, the teen has been likened to former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba by El-Hadji Diouf when it comes to his capability to attain targets.

Making an allowance for how the Ivorian scored 104 targets in 254 top-flight appearances for the Blues and earned himself a spot within the Premier League Hall of Fame, the prospect of seeing Victor Orta unearth what might be Leeds’ personal model of Drogba will surely be a mouth-watering prospect for the Whites and their supporters.

With switch deadline day coming into view, securing a deal for the younger striker might be simply what Leeds want with the intention to prime off what has undeniably been a really busy switch interval for the membership.