Are Leeds following Huddersfield’s example by targeting Kristian Pedersen?

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Huddersfield Town reached the Premier League with a number of 2.Bundesliga players so Leeds United know there is value to be found.

Leeds United failed miserably in their attempts to replace Charlie Taylor at Elland Road. Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Vurnon Anita and Laurens de Bock all arrived to fill the gap at left-back but it speaks volumes that, heading into the summer transfer window, Leeds once again must prioritise a new number three.

And reports in Bild linking Leeds with a move for Union Berlin defender Kristian Pedersen will not exactly have the hairs standing on end.

On paper, the Dane looks like another cheap import from the Victor Orta playbook. He has just one year left on his contract at the Berlin-based club, who may be forced to sell after missing out on promotion this season.

But maybe Leeds fans should not be too concerned about links with a player plying his trade in the 2.Bundesliga. After all, this is a tactic that worked out rather well for their local rivals Huddersfield Town.

Back in the summer of 2016, the Terriers used their German connections to bring Christopher Schindler (below), Colin Quaner, Elias Kachunga, Michael Hefele and Chris Lowe to the John Smiths’ Stadium from clubs in the second tier of German football.

The most expensive – Schindler – cost a bargain £1.8 million. And, by the end of the season, Huddersfield were a Premier League side with all five players making a major impact in Yorkshire.

Huddersfield proved that there is value and quality to be found in the lower regions of German football. So Leeds should be hopeful that Pedersen is their own answer to Schindler or Lowe.