Leeds: Orta remains interested in Cifuentes

Leeds United stay excited about a deal to deliver Jose Cifuentes to Elland Street within the January switch window.

What’s the speak?

That’s in keeping with a report by the Daily Mail, who declare that, regardless of a Leeds transfer for the Los Angeles FC midfielder failing to materialise over the course of the summer time, each the Whites and Brighton stay eager on a deal to deliver the 23-year-old to the Premier League within the winter market, which opens in somewhat beneath fourth months’ time.

Talking concerning the reported curiosity within the midfielder, LAFC normal supervisor and co-president John Thorrington mentioned: “I’m not stunned to obtain and listen to of curiosity from high-level golf equipment in Europe. We, as I say, consider these alternatives on a case-by-case foundation and we are going to cross that bridge when the suitable alternative comes.”

Large coup

Contemplating simply how spectacular Cifuentes has been for LAFC to date this season, it’s straightforward to see why Victor Orta stays excited about a January transfer for the 23-year-old. If the midfielder is obtainable for a reported determine of simply €6m (£5m), he would seem like a giant coup for whichever membership goes on to land him.

Certainly, over his 28 MLS appearances to date this season, the £9m-rated expertise has been in sensational kind. He has scored seven targets, registered six assists and created 9 massive possibilities for his team-mates, together with taking 1.9 photographs (0.7 of which have hit the goal), making 1.2 key passes and finishing 1.8 dribbles per recreation.

The £6.1k-per-week Ecuador worldwide has additionally impressed in metrics extra typical of his place, making 1.8 tackles, 0.6 interceptions, 28.8 passes and 1.4 lengthy balls and successful 5 duels per recreation.

These returns have seen the 23-year-old – who LAFC supervisor Steve Cherundolo dubbed “exciting” and claimed the “sky is the limit” for – common an attention grabbing SofaScore match ranking of 7.11, rating him as Los Angeles’ third-best participant within the present marketing campaign.

If Jesse Marsch believes that Cifuentes may replicate this stage of kind following a possible transfer to the Premier League this winter, it will appear advisable for Orta to certainly launch a £5m transfer for the eight-cap worldwide ought to the chance come up. The Ecuadorian sensation would undoubtedly make a vastly thrilling addition to the American’s present choices within the coronary heart of midfield.