Leeds United would be perfect move for Noah Okafor despite manager’s claim
January might be a long way away in football terms but that should not stop Leeds United from laying the groundwork on new signings.
One of the players Victor Orta and Jesse Marsch should still have their eyes on is RB Salzburg attacker Noak Okafor who has had a sensational start to the Austrian side’s season.
Five goals in eight league games is impressive enough from a wide area but he has also bagged two in two in the Champions League for the reigning Osterreich Bundesliga champions.
Calciomercato reported on 7 September that the Whites had the 22-year-old firmly on their radar along with Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund.
The Swiss international is turning a lot of heads across Europe but his manager Alexander Frei wants him to go to Germany rather than Italyor England.
“The next step is extremely important for his career progression,” he said to Sport BILD. “Noah needs to choose a club that suits his style of play. That could well be the case at Borussia Dortmund.”
But Frei has no knowledge of the Premier League and how much every player improves because they take on the challenge of the world’s toughest league.
Leeds United as a football club is one of the very best places a player could go to further their career as both Raphinha and Kalvin Phillips can attest to.
Okafor doesn’t have to make this move the last of his career but he does need to go somewhere that would see him play every single week, and that place is Elland Road.
Marsch’s relationship with Salzburg should stand the club in good stead to have a head start when January rolls around and they can bring this top talent to Yorkshire to further strengthen the Whites squad.
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