Leeds United are interested in signing Paris Saint-Germain talent El Chadaille Bitshiabu after Arsenal missed out on the teenager last summer.
That’s according to Jeunes Footeux over in France as they claim that Bitshiabu is becoming a target for a host of clubs.
Bundesliga duo Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen are keen, as are Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg.
Leeds fancy bringing Bitshiabu to the Premier League but Fulham are also interested in the Frenchman.
Whether PSG want to sell remains to be seen, given that Bitshiabu is considered to be one of the club’s top young prospects.
PSG have been burned by losing their former talents like Moussa Diaby and Christopher Nkunku.
Both players felt they had to leave for first-team football and have become stars over in Germany.
PSG will therefore want to keep Bitshiabu but they will seemingly be faced with plenty of interest.
Who is Leeds United target El Chadaille Bitshiabu?
Bitshiabu, 17, started his career with US Saint-Denis before joining up with Boulogne-Billancourt in 2016.
That’s the same club that helped developed Allan Saint-Maximin, Khephren Thuram and Marcus Thuram.
Bitshiabu moved on to PSG in 2017 and has been coming up through the ranks ever since.
A gigantic 6ft 6in centre back, Bitshiabu has now made 10 first-team appearances for PSG and is being backed for a big future.
Mauricio Pochettino praised Bitshiabu as ‘physically great’ and ‘good technically’ in 2022 and PSG fought to keep him last summer.
The Guardian named Bitshiabu in their top 60 young players in the world article as part of the ‘Next Generation’ series.
That report stated that PSG managed to fend off interest from Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Manchester City in Bitshiabu.
Less than a year later, the teenager is a wanted man once again and Leeds will hope for better success in their pursuit.
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