Leeds United and Aston Villa are reportedly tracking the Peterborough United hitman.
Peterborough United will not sell Jack Marriott for a penny less than £5 million this summer, according to a report from the Daily Mail, amidst links with Leeds United and Aston Villa.
The 23-year-old has been in sensational goalscoring form for the Posh this season, after joining the club from Luton Town in the summer, and has already chalked up 31 goals in all competitions.
Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony hinted last month that Villa actually made an offer to sign Marriott and his teammate Marcus Maddison in an £8 million double deal:
Leeds have also been credited with an interest in the lively forward, with the Birmingham Mail reporting that they have performed several scouting missions on him already this season.
The Daily Mail are now reporting that Marriott will cost either Leeds or Villa £5 million, if they want to prise him away from the ABAX Stadium this summer.
Both Championship clubs are in desperate need of an accomplished goalscorer, but the wisdom behind shelling out £5 million on a striker who is totally unproven in England’s second tier would be questionable to say the least.
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