Leeds in talks to sign £11m striker

Leeds United bounced again from a demoralizing 4-3 defeat away to Newcastle United with a confidence-boosting win within the FA Cup.

Daniel Farke’s Whites defeated John Eustace’s Rams 3-1 in one other journey to Derby County, and all eyes at the moment are again on the Premier League as Fulham come to Elland Street subsequent.

Farke might be hoping for a return to successful methods within the league to again up his victory over the Championship hosts, and January may even give him a chance to evaluate his squad in case a last-minute transfer is required within the busy switch window.

Leeds maintain contract negotiations for brand spanking new striker

Farke can have been largely happy with the efficiency at Satisfaction Park, as Wilfried Gounondt, who has not began a recreation within the Premier League just lately, scored the essential equalizer for Derbyshire.

Joel Pillow missed a penalty and had one other cursed day in entrance of aim, however Leeds will probably be trying to striker goal Artem Dovvik to maneuver the previous Swansea Metropolis attacker down the first-team rankings.

However surprisingly, he isn’t the one striker linked with AS Roma that Leeds are chasing, with TEAMtalk revealing that the top-flight new signing has held talks with Stadio Olimpico centre-forward Tammy Abraham over a attainable transfer in January.

At the moment plying his commerce within the Turkish Tremendous Lig on mortgage with Besiktas, it’s reported that Abraham’s mortgage deal may quickly be terminated on the Tupras Stadium, with Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and, after all, Leeds in talks to doubtlessly signal the Englishman mid-season.

Abraham, who scored an unbelievable 12 targets in 24 video games for the Black Eagles, is alleged to be open to a return to England so he could make a daring return to motion below supervisor Thomas Tuchel.

It is going to be a troublesome race to win, however Leeds may doubtlessly signal a striker in-built the identical mildew because the highly effective however deadly Dominic Calvert-Lewin, which might enhance their ongoing rivalry.

Comparability of Abraham and Calvert-Lewin

Coincidentally, there was speak of Calvert-Lewin doubtlessly rejoining the Three Lions’ plans at Elland Street this season, with Calvert-Lewin persevering with to do nicely clinically within the Leeds white coat.

Like Abraham, who went by many ups and downs throughout his lengthy profession earlier than beginning out as a promising star at Chelsea, the Sheffield-born striker additionally had a checkered spell, which led to him leaving Everton to hunt redemption in West Yorkshire.

It is protected to say that this was a call that paid off phenomenally for the 28-year-old’s profession, scoring 9 targets in simply 20 appearances. In stark distinction, Calvert-Lewin solely managed to house simply three targets all final season whereas staring down the Toffees’ exit.

Abraham has scored 26 targets in England’s prime flight for each Swansea and Chelsea and might be hoping for the same resurgence within the Premier League if he returns.

He failed simply six instances in his closing season with the Blues. However as is obvious from the desk above, he has confirmed himself to be a powerful risk exterior the Premier League, and maybe Calvert and Lewin’s redemption arc awaits him at Elland Street.

Furthermore, aside from discovering their finest once more within the later phases of their journey, each strikers in query are additionally bodily presences. Each are tall strikers who like to wrestle with defenders earlier than taking probabilities. Certainly, Frank Lampard as soon as identified that Abraham was an “unbelievable handful” for defenders when their passes crossed at Stamford Bridge.

Equally, Calvert-Lewin was described by BBC 5 Reside pundit Glenn Murray as a “cussed” presence who was the “good package deal” when scoring targets for enjoyable in West Yorkshire.

Abraham’s providers carry an £11m price ticket and Leeds might really feel they’re in for an additional Calvert-Lewin-style discount. The 6ft 4 striker has beforehand been hailed as an “excellent” finisher of probabilities by journalist Henry Winter, and isn’t any completely different from the quantity 9 who has aged like effective wine below Farke.