LUFC “still speaking” with Kai Wagner

Leeds United might be proud of their switch window, particularly now they’re ninth within the Premier League desk after six video games performed. Nonetheless, it might now seem as if Victor Orta is already plotting to strengthen even additional in January as a brand new replace has emerged.

What’s the newest?

Based on LUFCFANZONE on Twitter, Leeds are “nonetheless talking” with MLS star Kai Wagner.

They tweeted: “Our supply additionally instructed us that Kai Wagner rejected a number of golf equipment, together with Dinamo Zagreb, Stade Reims and Olympiacos in an try to finish a switch to Leeds in January. ‘Leeds actually just like the participant and we’re nonetheless talking a couple of winter switch’.”

Simply what Marsch wants

There is no such thing as a doubt that Leeds United wanted a left-back over the summer season, and failing to snap up a participant to cowl the place is clearly one thing Orta is working to handle.

Centre-back Pascal Struijk has been occupying the role on the left aspect of the back-line for many of this season following the injuries sustained by each Junior Firpo and Stuart Dallas.

Because of this, the signing of Wagner is precisely what Jesse Marsch wants so as to add depth to the place and could be a unbelievable signing to provide Firpo the competitors wanted over the season forward.

Wagner has been a stand-out performer within the MLS, so it’s no shock that Leeds are eager on securing a deal for the 25-year-old within the winter switch window.

Over his final 30 league appearances for Philadelphia Union, the German full-back has delivered six assists and created 11 huge possibilities for his teammates, in addition to making a median of two.6 key passes, 1.8 interceptions, 1.3 tackles and 1.8 clearances per recreation – proving that he’s an attacking-minded participant with dominant defensive presence too.

The £2.5m Leeds goal can also be the highest-rated participant within the Union squad with a score of seven.47 in response to SofaScore, so if the powers at Elland Highway can strike up a deal it might very a lot look to be a terrific piece of enterprise for such a minimal price.

Wagner’s laborious work hasn’t gone unnoticed, with Philadelphia Union sporting director Ernst Tanner hailing the left-back “special” in an interview with The Athletic:

“I’ve identified Kai since he was a youth. I used to be checking so many left full-backs and it was at all times the query of what you can get and what you wish to signal. It made him in a method so particular, and I’m at all times looking for gamers that may try this subsequent stage of their growth. And that’s the rationale I went for Kai.”

Nonetheless, there’s a silver lining for the Whites within the instant occasion as Firpo, who picked up an MCL harm, could possibly be set to return to motion sooner somewhat than later as he’s now again in training, though he didn’t make the matchday squad in opposition to Brentford on Saturday.

The signing of Wagner in January will assure that Marsch has sufficient depth in his back-line to make sure that he can deploy a group of gamers which might be all taking part in of their strongest positions over the second half of the Premier League season.