With the closure of the transfer window fast approaching, Leeds United are considering a last minute bid to sign Ilias Chair, Queen’s Park Rangers’ playmaker extraordinaire.
26-year-old Moroccan international Chair has moved to the top of the list of potential targets for Leeds, hoped to fill a void left by Georgino Rutter.
A Crucial Target for Leeds
Leeds need a new number 10 and with Chair in his final year at QPR, he is now on the shopping list.
QPR will lose him for nothing if they don’t sell to cash in on the player before the end of this transfer window.
With impunity, Leeds hope that QPR will cave in to this situation and sell an unwanted player.
The loss of Crysencio Summerville in this transfer window has left Leeds in need of some attacking reinforcements at Elland Road.
With such a dearth of creative players, Chair looks an even better option.
Chair’s Championship Experience
Therefore they are particularly interested in a top-quality offensive midfielder with experience who can start playing in Leeds.
Chair fits this profile perfectly, having made 217 appearances in the Championship.
His name at this level is invaluable, and his total of 34 goals and 34 assists speaks for itself with the dual ability to score or create chances wherever applicable.
His record of achievement in the Championship means Chair is just the sort of person Leeds need to help them return to the top table.
His talent and insight on the field would bring some much-needed flair to Leeds’ attacking strategies, an addition of value to the squad indeed.
Leeds’ Broader Transfer Strategy
Leeds want not only Ilias Chair but are also targeting Dejan Lubicic from Koln.
They have reportedly accepted Leeds’ offer of £7 million, after originally turning down the first bid from the club.
The message Leeds can take out of this is that even though the Premier League game has begun, they are still looking to greatly consolidate their squad in the remaining days until the Transfer Window comes to an end.
Leeds fans have shown strong support for the club’s transfer efforts, especially as the 49ers, the club’s owners, are backing Daniel Farke in his quest to return the club to the Premier League.
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