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Are Leeds United targeting the wrong Huesca player? Alvaro Vadillo is free agent in summer

Betis' midfielder Alvaro Vadillo celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Europa league Group I football match Real Betis vs Vitoria Guimaraes at t...
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The winger was once linked with some top Premier League teams and once dubbed the next Cristiano Ronaldo.

Betis' defender Alvaro Vadillo reacts during the UEFA Europa League football match Vitoria SC vs Real Betis at the Dom Alfonso Henriques stadium in Guimaraes on November 7, 2013.  AFP PHOTO

Leeds United have been linked with a move for SD Huesca playmaker Alex Gallar. Diario De Leon have suggested Leeds are keen on signing the player in the summer after his excellent performances for the table-topping Segunda Liga side.

But perhaps they should be looking at one of his team-mates as well.

Betis' midfielder Alvaro Vadillo celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Europa league Group I football match Real Betis vs Vitoria Guimaraes at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Sevilla...

Alvaro Vadillo joined the club from Real Betis two years ago but is out of contract in the summer. The tricky wide man is known for his powerful running and silky tricks.

He is also a player who has lived life as a wonderkid. When he was just 18-years-old he was first was linked with both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. He was even dubbed the ‘next Cristiano Ronaldo’ back in 2013, as reported by the Daily Mail.

Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid reacts during the La Liga match between Levante and Real Madrid at Ciutat de Valencia on February 3, 2018 in Valencia, Spain.

Obviously he never quite lived up to that billing. He struggled to have a regular impact at Betis and is now plying his trade in the Spanish second-tier.

But what Vadillo has is bags of potential. If tapped correctly he could be one of the stars in the Championship and playing at Leeds, where he would be surrounded by several other Spaniards, he would settle in easily. In fact, Vadillo already speaks some English.

Leeds could use another wide option and Vadillo would be a cheap and exciting option for the club to take in the summer.