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Leeds United have sounded out Liverpool about a move for winger Ryan Kent this summer, according to website Football Insider.
What’s the story?
Leeds still have ambitions of making a sensational return to the English Premier League after narrowly missing out in the play-offs last term.
Marcelo Bielsa needs to make improvements to his team and considering they scored less goals than any of the other top five sides in the Championship, it’s in attack where great strides can be made.
One player the Elland Road side are looking at is Liverpool’s Ryan Kent, say Football Insider.
The website reckon the Anfield club have yet to make a decision on his future but that Leeds have made an approach to ask for information on his status.
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Crowd-pleaser
Kent is coming off the back of a successful season at Rangers where he found a regular starting spot under manager Steven Gerrard.
An entertaining winger who can dazzle with the ball at his feet, he showed notable growth from the start of the season to the end, which is encouraging when considering the potential he holds with more first-team football under his belt.
His style of play was a massive hit with supporters, many of whom are desperate to retain his services at Ibrox.
The Elland Road faithful also love an entertainer so it that respect it wouldn’t take too long for Kent to be a hit at Leeds if he did move there.
Low output
One area of his game Kent needs to improve is in the amount of direct goal contributions he makes across a season. That total stood at 15 for Rangers last term, consisting of six goals and nine assists.
While that may sound decent, it’s important to consider that the Gers dominate possession and chances against lesser opposition in most of their matches north of the border.
It’s a total that wouldn’t make the top three in the Leeds squad in the same time period and considering Bielsa is likely looking for significant upgrades on attacking performance, Kent would have a challenge to rise to.
Nonetheless, the signs are there he can reach those levels and now having experience of playing for another big club like Rangers, he can also deal with the mental challenges of shooting for promotion.
It’s a transfer worth pursuing for Leeds if they can figure out agreeable details on a deal.
