Ben Jacobs has dropped an update on reported Leeds United switch goal Arnaud Kalimuendo.
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In a latest submit on Twitter, the CBS journalist revealed that, following latest reports suggesting that Victor Orta has now submitted a €20m (£16.8m) for the Paris Saint-Germain centre-forward, it’s now very attainable that the Whites handle to get a deal for the 20-year-old over the road this summer season, as Luis Campos is open to parting with the France U21 worldwide.
In his tweet, Jacobs mentioned: “Kalimuendo very possible despite Galtier really liking him. Campos is happy to sell for the right price. Be a very good signing if Leeds can pull it off.”
Marsch would love him
Considering the sheer quantity of potential Kalimuendo evidently possesses, Jacobs’ suggestion that Orta’s seize of the striker now seems to be an actual risk is bound to be news that Jesse Marsch will love.
Despite being simply 20 years of age, the £16.2m-rated expertise has already established himself as a confirmed goalscorer within the high division of French soccer, with the teen’s targets enjoying an enormous function in mortgage aspect RC Lens sealing back-to-back seventh-place finishes within the final two campaigns.
Indeed, over his 29 Ligue 1 appearances – solely 14 of which got here as begins – again in 2020/21, Kalimuendo scored seven targets, registered 5 assists and created three large probabilities for his teammates, in addition to bagging one purpose and one help over two Coupe de France fixtures that 12 months.
The £6.5k-per-week ahead as soon as once more impressed over his 34 Ligue 1 outings – solely 27 of which got here as begins – final season, scoring 12 targets and creating three large probabilities, in addition to taking a median of 1.8 photographs, making 0.6 key passes and finishing 0.8 dribbles per sport.
As such, with Leeds very a lot being in want of each backup and competitors for Patrick Bamford – who featured in simply nine Premier League video games final day out resulting from damage – heading into the 2022/23 marketing campaign, a transfer for the participant who Jacek Kulig dubbed “prolific” seems to make a substantial amount of sense for the Whites.
Indeed, the addition of a medical, younger and – as he’s obtainable for an especially affordable £16.8m – cost-effective centre-forward within the form of Kalimuendo would undoubtedly be a signing Marsch would love so as to add to his squad forward of Saturday’s season-opener towards Wolverhampton Wanderers.