‘Top, top player’ – Exclusive: Pundit drools over £13k/wk ace as Leeds close on another signing
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Paul Robinson has hailed Robin Koch as a “top, top player” as Leeds look set to make him their next summer signing.
After bringing in a number of solid Under-23 signings, including Joe Gelhardt and Cody Drameh, Leeds stepped things up on Saturday, announcing a club-record deal for Valencia striker Rodrigo.
Koch could be next – he is set for a medical at Leeds this weekend, according to Mirror journalist David Anderson, after a fee of £13m plus add-ons was agreed.
Koch is on a reported £13k-a-week at Freiburg.
Robinson believes that Koch will sign for Leeds but he thinks that the Whites will still need another centre-back before the end of the window.
“Robin Koch is a top, top player,” Robinson said, exclusively to MOT Leeds News.
“He’ll be a great addition for Leeds United if they get him over the line.
“If Ben White isn’t going to sign – and that’s looking dead now – and they’ve lost Gaetano Berardi to injury, they’re going to have to address this position again, though.
“I think Koch will come but I think they need at least two centre-backs this summer.
“Koch will be one of two – I think it will be him and another one.
“White was always going to be hard to bring back to Elland Road but Koch is a really good player.”
Koch has already broken through into the Germany side, where he’s won two caps ahead of the delayed Euro 2020 finals.
And Leeds fans could get a chance to check both him and new signing Rodrigo out on Thursday when Spain meet Germany in a UEFA Nations League game.
Leeds fans will be especially keen to see Rodrigo on the teamsheet after the striker missed the last five games of last season through injury.
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