Bordeaux president confirms no offer from Leeds United for Alberth Elis
Bordeaux president Gerard Lopez has confirmed that Leeds United have not submitted an offer for their winger Alberth Elis.
The Whites have been in the market to sign a winger, especially with star Raphinha set to leave and join Barcelona in the coming days.
However, Lopez was quoted in a report by RMC where he stated that he has received offers for Elis but not the one from the Premier League club by saying: “We were talking about Leeds.
“But they did not issue an offer.”
Versatile Forward
Elis is a versatile forward, known for occupying different attacking positions and possessing threat whenever he has the ball at his feet.
Apart from being a dangerous winger, he also has the tendency to occupy a position in the box, which makes him very difficult to mark.
His ability to find spaces within the box also makes different managers experiment with him as a centre-forward at times.
In the 2021-22 season, Honduras international scored nine goals and provided one assist in 20 Ligue 1 appearances for the club as they were relegated from Ligue 1 to the French third-tier due to financial issues [Daily Mail].
Apart from being a dynamic forward, Elis can also help out his fullbacks by coming deep and closing down spaces.
Marsch knows that he is set to lose Raphinha on a big-money move and he cannot put the entire attacking responsibility on Patrick Bamford and Daniel James, who was only signed last summer from Manchester United.
Therefore, the signing of Elis might prove to be a good addition in the contingent of the Whites as his work ethic without the ball can be very meaningful for the side.
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