Leeds United’s £15m “Leader” Wanted Back In Premier League

Leeds United defender Robin Koch is being focused in a shock cut-price swoop by Tottenham Hotspur, in line with studies.

Is Robin Koch leaving Leeds?

The Whites centre-back arrived at Elland Street from SC Freiburg again in 2020 and has since gone on to make a complete of 77 appearances thus far the place he was an everyday function within the first-team final season, making 36 begins from 38 video games within the Premier League.

The Germany worldwide, nonetheless, shall be out of contract on the finish of subsequent season that means that the upcoming window might be the membership’s last alternative to money in, ought to they not need to lose the 26-year-old without spending a dime, however regardless, Leeds officers might be compelled to sanction his sale having now been relegated to the Championship.

Are Tottenham signing Koch?

In response to Football Insider, Tottenham are setting their sights on Koch this summer time, with the Leeds defender having been “shortlisted” as a severe centre-back choice for Daniel Levy’s new everlasting supervisor.

Spurs know that the 6 foot 3 colossus shall be accessible for a cut-price having dropped all the way down to the second tier and his admirers are hopeful that £15m shall be sufficient to succeed in an settlement. The Yorkshire outfit’s star “suits the invoice” in N17 and is “eager to remain” within the Premier League, so this might be one to look at within the weeks and months forward.

Ought to Leeds preserve or promote Koch?

Leeds don’t have essentially the most attacking sort of centre-back in Koch having recorded zero targets or assists since placing pen to paper, however he’s sturdy within the pure defensive side of his sport and has even been dubbed a “leader” by journalist Josh Bunting so the board might need to do the whole lot they will to retain his providers past the summer time.

The Whites titan, who earns £40k-per-week, was averaging 4.1 clearances, 3.1 aerial wins and 1.5 tackles per top-flight sport final time period, through WhoScored, so was a comparatively stable performer within the coronary heart of the backline regardless of the collective struggles in entrance of Illan Meslier and Joel Robles.

The Kaiserslautern native additionally brings fantastic versatility to the aspect together with his means to function in six numerous positions over the grass, together with in all places throughout the backline and even three positions within the midfield, so that is yet one more extraordinarily helpful attribute for the subsequent supervisor to have at his disposal ought to any sudden accidents happen in different roles.