Leeds United are ready to make an offer for Said Benrahma, according to Le Buteur.
Benrahma has been one of the Championship’s standout players, and his performances for Brentford have apparently caught the eye of Leeds.
With Marcelo Bielsa’s side now in the top flight plans are already being made to add quality to Leeds’ squad for next season.
And the Whites are reportedly planning to make an early move for Benrahma.
Leeds are supposedly willing to pay £23.5 million to take Benrahma away from Brentford, which would smash their record transfer deal.
Andrea Radrizzani has already gone on record to say that Leeds are planning to spend a higher fee than they ever have before on a player this summer (TeamTalk), and the latest reports suggest Benrahma could be the man identified.
Whether Brentford would be interested in doing business is likely to depend on their own promotion bid.
Brentford could well go up later this evening, if they win and other results go in their favour, in the final round of matches.
If Benrahma was brought to Leeds he would be a hugely exciting addition, as the Algerian has lit up the Championship with his dribbling ability this term.
“I trained with him and I know it’s a big shout but he is a little bit like Lionel Messi in the way he can run with the ball with pace,” his former teammate Sam Saunders said about his skill on the ball to Sky Sports.
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