Leeds United could take a look at their 1-1 draw with Preston North Finish within the Championship as two factors dropped, regardless of their last-gasp equaliser.
They conceded a sloppy purpose to go 1-0 down, as Pascal Struijk was simply overwhelmed down the channel and Illan Meslier appeared to parry the ball into the nook of his personal web.
Mateo Joseph helped to pressure a late personal purpose via Jack Whatmough however the consequence has now left the Whites three factors behind Sheffield United within the desk.
Throughout the match, nonetheless, it was revealed that the West Yorkshire facet have had an curiosity in one of many gamers from the opposition line-up.
Leeds United’s curiosity in Preston star
Sky Sports commentator Gary Weaver was talking through the first-half about Leeds’ seek for a quantity ten to bolster their squad forward of the January switch window, and talked about their curiosity in Gus Hamer, Emi Buendia, and James McAtee.
The Whites have been linked with all three over the summer time, together with having a bid of £13m rejected for Sheffield United star Hamer, however a brand new attacking midfielder has been thrown into the combo.
Weaver claims that Leeds “have had a take a look at” Preston star Mads Frokjaer-Jensen prior to now, with reference to their makes an attempt to land a brand new playmaker.
There was no additional point out of whether or not or not they continue to be eager on him or how a lot North Finish would need to enable one in every of their key gamers to depart from Deepdale subsequent month.
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Daniel Farke ought to, nonetheless, push to safe a deal for the Danish wizard in January as a result of the German head coach might unearth his personal model of Pablo Hernandez.
Why Frokjaer-Jensen may very well be Farke’s Hernandez
Firstly, Frokjaer-Jensen is just like the previous Leeds star within the sense that he’s a right-footed playmaker who can function centrally or on the proper flank.
Hernandez played 66 times for the Whites on the proper flank, drifting inside into central areas to have an effect on the play, and the Preston whiz began on the proper wing on Saturday – creating one ‘big chance’ for his staff.
Preston have averaged 47.1% possession within the Championship this season, which implies that the Dane is in a staff that doesn’t create loads of alternatives for him to thrive on the prime finish of the pitch. Whereas, Leeds average 62.1% possession and will present him with extra possibilities to showcase his high quality.
|
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen (Championship) |
23/24 |
24/25 |
|---|---|---|
|
Begins |
29 |
13 |
|
Targets |
3 |
2 |
|
Huge possibilities created |
4 |
3 |
|
xA |
3.82 |
1.68 |
|
Assists |
8 |
0 |
As you possibly can see within the desk above, the artistic potential is there for Frokjaer-Jensen to enhance his output in a staff that has considerably extra of the ball.
The 25-year-old star, who produced eight goals and three assists in 28 league video games for Odense within the 2022/23 marketing campaign, might function as a right-footed playmaker on the proper flank, or as a quantity ten, like Hernandez.
Leeds’ former Spanish magician created 41 goals in 175 matches for the membership, which reveals that it might take quite a bit for the Preston man to emulate his success, however his artistic high quality in a low-possession Preston staff means that Farke might unearth his personal Hernandez by singing him in January.
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