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Leeds United have struggled in the final third this season, and the club are expected to address that problem in the winter transfer window. Daniel Farke wants more creativity in his team to help them survive in the Premier League by the end of the campaign.
The Whites wanted to add two more attackers towards the end of the summer transfer window. However, they failed to add even one once Fulham changed their mind about selling Harry Wilson with just minutes left on deadline day.
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Leeds insisted at the end of the window that they have maxed out their PSR spent in the summer, but the club are active ahead of the winter window as Farke wants to add a couple of attacking players to his squad in January.
The Whites have plans to bring in a winger and an attacking midfielder, but with funds limited, the club are considering more cost-effective options ahead of the winter window.
Inter Milan star tipped to join Leeds United
Zielinski has been heavily linked with a move away from Inter in the winter window after being a bit-part player at the San Siro this season.
According to Italian outlet Calciomercato.it, the midfielder is a prime candidate to move on from Inter in the winter transfer window.
Leeds have been identified as a potential destination, and it has been claimed that the Whites are huge admirers of the 31-year-old attacking midfielder.
Inter are desperate to move him on as he is on a contract worth £3.92m per year at the club, and they want to get rid of those wages from their books.
Since Zielinski isn’t playing much, Inter want to offload his wages and make space for new arrivals in the winter window or next summer.
Leeds are being touted as a potential home for him in January, but will he be worth it?
Is Zielinski worth the gamble?
Leeds are keen to bring in an attacking midfielder, but will Zielinski make financial and sporting sense for the Whites in the winter transfer window?
Let’s talk about the final first. He is on a contract worth £75,000 per week, which doesn’t seem much until you realise wages in Italy are reported after tax. So, the real number will be bigger in the English context, and Leeds may have to agree to make him their highest-paid player.
However, is he worth that money? At his best, the attacking midfielder is a brilliant player when at his best, but he has not played much this season.
If we look at his numbers from last season, he will certainly fill the creativity hole in the Leeds team because of his ability to play incisive forward passes.
He is also a very good progressive carrier from the middle and will take the team forward whenever he is on the ball in midfield and finds those passes in the final third.
He may not be as physical a player as some of the other Leeds midfielders, but the Whites are more in need of his creative instincts, while players such as Sean Longstaff handle the physical needs of the team.
Zielinski could be a good addition if Inter agree to let him go as a free agent, as the Whites will unlikely afford to pay his wages and fork out a transfer fee to sign him in January.
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