Leeds: Sky Sports reveal Mara development

Leeds United have been dealt an enormous blow of their bid to carry Sekou Mara to Elland Street this summer season.

What’s the speak?

That’s based on a report by Sky Sports this lunchtime, with Hayley McQueen revealing on Sky Sports activities Information that, regardless of Victor Orta being reported to have made contact with FC Girondins Bordeaux relating to a deal for the 19-year-old this summer season, Southampton have now reached an settlement in precept with the Ligue 1 aspect for the signing of the centre-forward.

Regarding Saints’ bid for Mara, McQueen stated: “To some breaking information, Bordeaux have tweeted to say they’ve reached an settlement in precept with Southampton for the switch of Sekou Mara. They are saying the striker will go to England and have his medical examination and signal his contract.”

Supporters might be gutted

Contemplating simply how thrilling a prospect Mara seems to be, along with the truth that Orta is clearly focused on a deal to carry the ahead to Elland Street this summer season, the information that Southampton have now reached an settlement with Bordeaux for the switch of the 19-year-old is bound to have left supporters of the Whites gutted.

Certainly, the £2.7m-rated expertise caught the attention over his 26 Ligue 1 appearances – solely eight of which got here as begins – final season, scoring six targets and creating one large probability for his teammates, along with taking a mean of 1.5 pictures – 0.7 of which hit the goal – making 0.3 key passes and finishing 0.4 dribbles per recreation.

These metrics noticed {the teenager} who Jacek Kulig claimed is “one of many only a few Bordeaux gamers that deserved to remain in Ligue 1” common a particularly respectable SofaScore match score of 6.77 – a formidable feat contemplating Les Girondins’ relegation from the highest flight of French soccer.

Moreover, Mara additionally demonstrated his skill over five outings for France U20s within the 2022 Maurice Revello Match, scoring 5 targets and registering one help en path to his aspect lifting the well-known youth trophy.

As such, it’s clear to see simply how promising a younger ahead the 19-year-old actually is, main us to imagine that Orta not launching a late €15m (£13m) provide for Mara may very simply turn into a call the Whites’ director of soccer will reside to remorse.

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