Leeds United have been one of many busiest golf equipment within the Premier League by way of the enterprise they’ve carried out throughout the summer transfer window.
Along with bringing in a plethora of new faces equivalent to Tyler Adams, Marc Roca and Luis Sinisterra, amongst others, the Yorkshire membership have additionally seen some massive gamers make strikes away from Elland Road equivalent to Raphinha and Kalvin Phillips.
With a couple of weeks nonetheless left earlier than the transfer window shuts, this may give the Whites the prospect to strengthen any space of the squad the place it might be essential.
Taking under consideration how Andrea Radrizzani just lately spoke concerning the membership’s intention to usher in a striker earlier than deadline day, one man who has been linked with a transfer to Elland Road and who may very well be simply what the Whites want is Bamba Dieng.
Having made 42 senior appearances for Marseille, the 22-year-old – who’s reportedly valued at €18m (£15m) – has scored 9 objectives and delivered three assists within the course of.
The majority of these appearances and objectives got here throughout the 2021/22 season with Les Olympiens, throughout which he additionally confirmed his versatility by taking part in with near-equal regularity as a centre-forward and as a left-winger.
To additional spotlight his attacking expertise, in his 25 Ligue 1 appearances final season, the Senegal attacker took 37 photographs at aim, with 18 of these being on the right track, leaving him with the very best share for photographs on the right track (48.6%) on the Stade Velodrome.
Hailed as an “explosive player with great potential,” by his former supervisor Jorge Sampaoli, Dieng additionally ended the marketing campaign with the fourth-highest fee of goal-creating actions per 90 minutes (0.55) at Marseille.
In phrases of what kind of participant he’s or might change into sooner or later, the teenager has been likened to former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba by El-Hadji Diouf by way of his skill to attain objectives.
Bearing in thoughts how the Ivorian scored 104 objectives in 254 top-flight appearances for the Blues and earned himself a spot within the Premier League Hall of Fame, the prospect of seeing Victor Orta unearth what may very well be Leeds’ personal model of Drogba would definitely be a mouth-watering prospect for the Whites and their supporters.
With transfer deadline day coming into view, securing a deal for the younger striker may very well be simply what Leeds want to be able to prime off what has undeniably been a really busy transfer interval for the membership.