Leeds United have officially confirmed the signature of centre-back Jakabyll from Serie Adinese to strengthen its defensive options in the coming days.
Slovenia International arrived at Elland Road after the club agreed to a £19 million contract with Italian outfits to take him to England this summer.
Bijol is not the last defender to walk the door as a new arrival at Thorp Arch before the end of the summer transfer period.
Junior Furpo’s contract in West Yorkshire is set to expire at the end of this month. This means that white people need first choice options for that position.
Leeds is looking to sign with League 1 left back
Leeds knows Firpo is on the way out of the club in the coming weeks and is bolstering their team by pursuing a left-back target.
According to Leedslive, Lille defender Gabriel Gudmundsson is one of the left-backs who have been looking to target the championship championship this summer.
The report claims they are “very eager to the Swedish international dive, but at this point the move of the left-footed ace is near.
Burnley and Everton add that they are also interested in signing the 26-year-old fullback. He remains in the reel trade for a year. This means that white people have to watch the Premier League competition to ensure service.
However, the outlet has not said how much money it will cost to sign Gudmundsson, which TransferMarkt values at around £6 million this summer.
Why should Leeds sign Gabriel Gudmundson?
The white man can arrive at Eland Road as Daniel Fark’s own Ezjan Arioski, so he should push to win the race for his signature before Burnley and Everton.
In Marcelo Bielsa’s first season in the Premier League, Macedonia International began 29 games and appeared in 36 of 38 league matches, playing mainly as a left midfielder as well as a left midfielder.
Gudmundsson has played 74 times as a left back and 70 times as a left midfielder in his career.
The 26-year-old star, described as a “fun” player and “risk taker” by journalist Joe Donofue, is a left-back who can provide quality by driving Arioski like Bielsa to pass and dribble his team.
Statistics per 90 * | Gudmundsson (League 1, 24/25) | Arioski (20/21 Premier League) |
|---|---|---|
Accuracy | 82% | 79% |
Progressive Pass* | 4.59 | 4.83 |
Progressive Carry* | 3.58 | 2.82 |
Successful take-on* | 1.01 | 0.40 |
Shot creation action* | 1.51 | 2.60 |
Non-penalty goals* | 0.10 | 0.07 |
Statistics via FBREF | ||
As you can see from the table above, Gudmundsson offers similar progressive qualities to what the former Whites star offered in one season in the Premier League on Elland Road.
However, the star of Reel won 54% of his ground duel and 57% of his aviation duel in League 1, while Ariosky won 53% of his deck fights and 48% of his aerial contests in its top flight campaign.
This suggests that Swedish gems could be even more dominant, especially in the air than Macedonia International was for Bielsa in the 2020/21 season, making him a solid choice for the next term.
Thus, Leeds was able to land his own version of Alioski on Farke, which could be better than Bielsa’s dynamic fullback by signing Gudmundsson this summer.
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