Orta might unearth dream Klich inheritor as Leeds eye Jan transfer for £13m “pressing” monster – opinion
Leeds United are considering a deal to convey Saša Lukić to Elland Street within the January switch window.
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That’s in line with a report by Italian publication Tuttosport (by way of TuttoMercatoWeb), who declare that, with the central midfielder struggling to agree a brand new cope with Torino – together with his present contract on the Stadio Olimpico set to run out in the summertime of 2024 – the 26-year-old is tempted by the prospect of a transfer away from the membership this winter.
The report goes on to state that each AS Roma and Leeds have ‘not hidden their curiosity’ in signing the Serbia worldwide – for whom Torino are stated to be demanding a determine within the area of €15m (£13m) with the intention to half with in January – whereas it’s also stated that the participant’s future ‘will likely be clearer after the World Cup in Qatar’.
Klich inheritor
Contemplating simply how spectacular Lukić has been for Torino in latest seasons, coupled with the truth that Mateusz Klich appears to be heading for a transfer away from Elland Street in January, it isn’t obscure why Victor Orta could be eager on a deal to convey the Torino midfielder to LS11 this winter.
Certainly, over his 35 Serie A appearances in 2021/22, the £17.5m-rated expertise was in sensational kind going forwards, scoring 5 objectives, registering 4 assists and creating 5 large probabilities for his teammates, along with taking a mean of 0.9 photographs, making 0.9 key passes and finishing 0.8 dribbles – at successful charge of 74% – per recreation.
The £22k-per-week midfielder additionally caught the attention in metrics extra typical of his place, finishing a mean of 42.8 passes – at successful charge of 88% – enjoying 2.1 lengthy balls and profitable 4.8 duels per fixture, in addition to making a mean of 1.5 tackles, 0.7 interceptions and 1.1 clearances per recreation.
These returns noticed the participant who Jerry Mancini praised for his “pressing” common an especially spectacular SofaScore match score of 7.03, rating him as Torino’s sixth-best performer within the prime flight of Italian soccer final day trip.
It has been an identical story over his 12 league outings within the present marketing campaign, with the 26-year-old having already scored two objectives and created two large probabilities, along with making a mean of 1 key move, 1.4 tackles, 0.8 interceptions and finishing 38.8 passes – at successful charge of 89% – per recreation.
These metrics have seen the 32-cap worldwide common a really respectable SofaScore match score of 6.95, at the moment rating him as Ivan Jurić’s third-best performer in Serie A.
And, with Lukić set to play a starring function in Serbia’s World Cup marketing campaign this winter, kicking off with a difficult take a look at in opposition to closely fancied Brazil on Thursday night, ought to the midfielder proceed his spectacular membership kind on the world stage, it will solely add one other string to his already spectacular bow.
As such, contemplating his evident capacity within the remaining third, his energy within the sort out and his extremely correct passing, it will certainly seem as if Lukić would make one thing of a dream inheritor to Klich within the coronary heart of Jesse Marsch’s aspect, main us to consider that Orta should do every little thing in his energy to land the Torino star forward of Roma in January.