Leeds search for Rodrigo De Paul-eseque player – Sky Sports
Leeds United are searching for a player in the mould of Udinese star Rodrigo De Paul, according to Sky Sports.
De Paul, 26, was strongly linked with a move to Elland Road last year by tweeting that he would be interested in joining the Whites amid speculation about his future in Italy.
Sky Sports reports the Argentina international has been once again linked with a move to West Yorkshire but it seems that if Leeds can’t sign him, they’ll have a go at signing someone who shows similar abilities.
Who is like De Paul?
It’s going to be incredibly difficult for Leeds to sign someone who is as good as De Paul with the Udinese midfielder shining brightly in Serie A this season.
However, there are some players who’ve been compared to him.
According to FBRef, Kevin De Bruyne is classed as being similar to De Bruyne. We’ll cross him off the list but there are some others who stand out.
Lazio star Luis Alberto is one of them.
The 28-year-old Spain international scored nine goals and assisted two in 34 Serie A appearances for Lazio this season.
He was actually linked with Leeds last summer too with Il Messaggero reporting that Marcelo Bielsa had taken a shine towards the ex-Liverpool midfielder.
FBRef also says Lyon’s Houssem Aouar, Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz and Napoli’s Piotr Zieliński are similar to De Paul.
We’d be happy with any of them, in truth. However, would they be willing to leave big clubs in Europe to head to Leeds?
Udinese are a proud club in Italy but they simply don’t have the pull as Leeds does whereas those other teams do.
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