World Cup star has spoken to Leeds manager regarding a potential January switch

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Reports suggest Jesse Marsch is in contact with midfielder Azzedine Ounahi over a January deal. 

According to CBS journalist Ben Jacobs, the Leeds United boss has spoken directly with the Moroccan international to try and bring him to Elland Road this winter.

The Whites have already overseen the arrivals of centre-back Maximilian Wober from RB Salzburg and forward Georginio Rutter from Hoffenheim. Now, Marsch is looking to bolster his squad further with the 22-year-old Angers star.

Ounahi, who impressed on the biggest stage whilst representing his national team at the World Cup, has reportedly expressed his concerns surrounding a potential relegation from the top flight should he complete the move, Jacobs confirmed whilst talking on the JustJoeFootball podcast. He also questioned the manager about what role he would play in the Leeds setup.

 

The Yorkshire side currently sit 16th placed in the league table and could have back-to-back fixtures forthcoming against in-form rivals Manchester United.

Journalist weighs in on Leeds’ interest in Ounahi

Jacobs said: “It’s the right time for Ounahi to move so that will give Leeds confidence, it is also to my understanding he’s spoken directly to Jesse Marsch about his role.

“About the team, about a plan if Leeds themselves were to go down that’s the only thing that may go through the player’s mind in terms of if he joins now and Leeds get relegated, then he goes from one relegation scrap to another.”

 

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4 Comments

  1. Looks like Leeds are still intrested in signing Azzedine Ounahi,
    they haven’t made a bid yet, but other teams will be hard pressed to beat Leeds Utd’s possible bid of £22 mil with bonuses and add-on’s.
    We don’t want to get into another bidding war for a player that may not come to Leeds untill next season, Angers want to loan the midfielder back untill summer and what If he gets badly injured during the rest of the season (a torn Metatarsal for example) where then left with a player sat on the bench for at least six months.
    without a doubt Ounahi had a good World Cup but apart from that his stats are pretty much average and to be honest his value is only about €15 mil and the Angers are currently sitting at the bottom of the French Ligue 1 with only 8pts, that means there more chance of him been injured scrapping it out in Ligue 1’s relegation zone and thats why Napoli want pay more than €15 mil for him, he should be happy that an English Premiership team like Leeds is intrested in him, his alleged price of €25 to €35 mil is a joke. Leeds need to simply move on from this deal, it look’s like a bad transfer to me…

  2. Should make Ounhai your nos 1 priority, why are you taking so long its an easy decision! 🙄

  3. Looks like Leeds are still intrested in signing Azzedine Ounahi,
    they haven’t made a bid yet, but other teams will be hard pressed to beat Leeds Utd’s possible bid of £22 mil with bonuses and add-on’s.
    We don’t want to get into another bidding war for a player that may not come to Leeds untill next season, Angers want to loan the midfielder back untill summer and what If he gets badly injured during the rest of the season (a torn Metatarsal for example) where then left with a player sat on the bench for at least six months.
    without a doubt Ounahi had a good World Cup but apart from that his stats are pretty much average and to be honest his value is only about €15 mil and the Angers are currently sitting at the bottom of the French Ligue 1 with only 8pts, that means there more chance of him been injured scrapping it out in Ligue 1’s relegation zone and thats why Napoli want pay more than €15 mil for him, he should be happy that an English Premiership team like Leeds is intrested in him, his alleged price of €25 to €35 mil is a joke. Leeds need to simply move on from this deal, it look’s like a bad transfer to me…

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