Craig Scott

Mon 5 October 2020 15:44, UK

Leeds United are set to table a late loan bid to sign Liverpool left-back Yasser Larouci on loan, according to the Mirror.

The newspaper claims that Jurgen Klopp is willing to send the 19-year-old out on loan for the season with him below Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas in the left-back pecking order at Anfield.

The Mirror adds that while there are “several” other clubs who are interested in signing Larouci, Liverpool would rather he joined an English club, which could give Leeds an advantage in their bid to land the France youth international.

Larouci has only played twice for Liverpool’s first-team since joining the Reds from French club Le Havre in 2017.

Those two appearances came in the FA Cup last season when Klopp started him in a Merseyside derby win against Everton and a 2-2 draw with Shrewsbury.

After seeing how well other loanees have done at Elland Road while Marcelo Bielsa has been in charge, it wouldn’t be a shock to see Klopp wanting Larcoui to head to West Yorkshire rather than any other club who wants to sign him.

You only have to take a look at Ben White’s loan spell at Leeds last season and even though Eddie Nketiah didn’t get the game-time he would’ve hoped, the striker is still a much more important player for Arsenal now than he was before he left.

Leeds don’t exactly have a wealth of natural options at left-back.

Stuart Dallas has been Bielsa’s main man there since last season but the Northern Ireland international is more of a winger while the same can be said for Ezgjan Alioski.

Barry Douglas is the only out-and-out left-back who’s considered a senior player but he’s been linked with a move to Watford [Daily Mail].

Larouci could be a clever addition although signing him would mean that Leeds cannot sign any more players on loan from other Premier League clubs with the domestic transfer window open for another two weeks.

In other Leeds United news, the Whites are plotting a last-ditch move for this Dutch international.