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'I absolutely love him', 'Would be huge' - Many Leeds fans urge club to sign in-form Dutch int'l
Leeds United fans have taken to Twitter to urge the club to sign AZ Alkmaar midfielder Teun Koopmeiners after he was initially linked with the Whites in the summer.
In September, Telegraph journalist Mike McGrath reported that Leeds had identified the 22-year-old as someone who can bolster Marcelo Bielsa’s central midfield options in the Premier League this season.
Of course, the Whites did not land the one-time Netherlands international but fans are desperate to see Marcelo Bielsa and Victor Orta push forward with a move for him this month to strengthen the squad.
Koopmeiners has scored 13 goals and supplied six assists in 25 appearances across all competitions for AZ this season.
Six of Koopmeiners’ goals have come from the penalty spot but for a deep-lying midfielder, who can also play in defence, his tally is ridiculously good. Last week, he netted two goals and assisted another as AZ beat PSV in the Eredivisie.
Stats by Wyscout show that the AZ captain ranks third in the Eredivisie for passes attempted this season [1145], which further illustrates how much of an all-round midfielder he is.
Koopmeiners is only 22, is scoring goals for fun, has a superb passing ability and is also AZ’s captain.
He sounds as though he would be an amazing signing for Leeds and that is why so many fans have taken to Twitter to show they want to see the Dutchman head to Elland Road this month.
Here is a selection of their tweets:
Lot of Pulgar to Leeds noise today (granted from nobody solid). I’d still prefer Koopmeiners, but at least Pulgar is a CM/CDM! #LUFC
— Jordy Phillips (@JordyP1993) January 19, 2021
Hopefully we’ll bring in some proper cover for Phillips this window. Koopmeiners would be my preference. Seems to be scoring every time I check Alkmaar’s results. A loan for Pulgar might be worthwhile though if resources are limited #lufc
— BelieverInBielsa💙💛 (@MultiJono88) January 19, 2021
I absolutely love him. Think he’d do very well in the PL. Did you notice Broja started and scored this weekend? 😉
— Josh Hobbs (@JoshAHobbs) January 18, 2021
How about we just go sign Koopmeiners and stop messing around? #lufc
— Andrew Haigh ⚡️ (@AndrewHaigh) January 16, 2021
Oh dear. Well I’d say this rules him out then. PR nightmare if they did it. I think we should be trying to grab Koopmeiners before he ends up double or triple the price in the summer. One play that plugs 3 gaps in the side would be huge IMO!
— Jordy Phillips (@JordyP1993) January 19, 2021
We were linked in the Summer and I keep seeing he’s scored. I’d take him
— BelieverInBielsa💙💛 (@MultiJono88) January 17, 2021
Would love us to sign Koopmeiners. Stick him alongside Kalvin, then let Rodrigo have a free role behind Bamford.
— Chris Elvidge (@ChrisElvo) January 16, 2021
In other Leeds United news, there’s been a massive update on the Rodrigo De Paul transfer saga.