Leeds United are one of the club showing keen interest in signing Manchester United winger Amad Diallo, according to a report from The Mirror.
The Whites could be interested in bringing an attacker into their lineup, according to Phil Hay of The Athletic, who reported that they plan to acquire a new full-back this month. They could look into this in January as they have spots open to sign players on loan.
The Mirror (printed edition, January 18) reports that Sunderland, Southampton, and Middlesbrough are interested in loaning him out as well as Leeds.
He had an amazing season last year while on loan at Sunderland, where he enabled the Black Cats to make it to the play-offs. After missing four months due to a knee injury, he is now fully recovered.
This month, Manchester United is debating whether to send him out on loan once more, and he will have no shortage of admirers.
Good signing?
Diallo impressed heavily on loan at Sunderland last season and he would be a fantastic addition for the Whites if they can manage to convince him
Leeds won’t have any trouble covering his pay of £28k per week.
However, Fabricio Romano recently hinted that the player does not intend to go on loan from Manchester United in January, so it won’t be simple. Erik ten Hag and he have spoken, and he has no intention of leaving Old Trafford.
Daniel Farke may try to improve other sections of the pitch because Leeds does have enough choices on their wide areas. Regular players for the Whites include Crysencio Summerville, Dan James, Wilfried Gnonto, and Jaidon Anthony. Although Diallo would be a great addition, the team may concentrate its efforts in other areas.
Although Leeds United has acquired players for Manchester United in the past (the James move springs to mind), a deal is unlikely in this instance.
In other related developments:
Leeds United are still “exploring” the option to sign Neco Williams from Nottingham Forest, according to transfer expert, Dean Jones.
The Whites have been strongly linked with a deal for the 22-year-old former Liverpool defender as they look to bolster their full-back depth.
According to Jones, Leeds is looking into other possibilities as well, so a Williams move would be “more in hope than expectation.” Although Jones implies that the deal won’t be “really difficult” to complete due to Wolves’ financial circumstances, Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo has made it obvious that he doesn’t want to sell the defender.
The Whites are also closely monitoring Ben Johnson of West Ham United and Connor Roberts of Burnley, according to a recent article from The Athletic.
Even though Williams has only played 506 minutes this season, Forest seems unwilling to let him go.
“I do believe that it will be quite challenging to complete this one. Leeds may have an advantage in acquiring him because Forest is currently dealing with other issues of their own. However, Jones told GiveMeSport, “Forest’s aim was not to let Williams go this month.
Leeds is looking into it, which is interesting, but it’s also important to keep in mind that the team now has its sights set on four or five players who fit this description. It was presumably more of an assumption that they would be able to work out a deal for Williams than anything else.
Need for defender
Leeds’ situation has radically changed in the last two weeks, and they now need to go out and buy new players. On loan, Luke Ayling moved to Middlesbrough, and Djede Spence went back to Tottenham.
Williams’ £50,000-per-week contract has two and a half years left on it. He joined Forest from Liverpool eighteen months ago. Although Forest is in a strong negotiation position to sign the player, they were accused earlier this week of breaking the Profitability and Sustainability Rules of the Premier League.
Because of their desperation to save costs, Forest may be obliged to sell some of their players in order to convince Premier League authorities that they are abiding by the law. Leeds could use this to their advantage if they wish to pursue Williams.
