£17.6m bid to be accepted for Gabriel Sara as Leeds transfer chiefs jet out to help strike deal
Leeds United are rumoured to be keeping tabs on Galatasaray midfielder Gabriel Sara ahead of the January transfer window.
Sara has long been linked with Leeds, with their interest in the Brazilian dating back to when he was still at Norwich City in the Championship.
The Whites missed out on the 26-year-old last summer, as well as the year before when he made the move from Carrow Road to Galatasaray.
Daniel Farke is currently under pressure with Leeds languishing in the Premier League relegation zone, so the German would jump at the chance to bring in Sara.
Leeds scouts watch Gabriel Sara as rumours continue
Farke was heavily backed by the Leeds hierarchy in the summer, bringing in 10 signings and spending over £100million, but many of the additions have disappointed.
The West Yorkshire side are clearly looking to address some of the problem areas in the squad during the January window, and work is already going on behind the scenes.
According to Turkish newspaper Sabah on Tuesday, Galatasaray’s 1-1 draw with Fenerbahçe on Monday was flooded with scouts, and Sara was one of the players being monitored.
The former Norwich City man played the full 90 minutes in the centre of midfield.
It is extremely unlikely that Leeds would do business with Galatasaray, considering the previous history between the pair, but Farke’s side are being continually linked to Sara by the Turkish media.
Gabriel Sara could replace Ao Tanaka at Leeds
It has previously been reported that Sara wants to leave Galatasaray, with the Turkish club willing to accept bids of around £17.6m for the midfielder.
The news comes as Ao Tanaka continues to struggle for Leeds in the Premier League, with Farke preferring to utilise other options rather than turning to the Japanese international.
Sara would be a significant upgrade on Tanaka and could provide the creative spark that the Elland Road outfit need in order to haul themselves away from the relegation zone.
It remains to be seen whether the rumours turn into a concrete approach from Leeds for the Galatasaray man, but he would certainly be an exciting addition to Frank’s squad.
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