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Leeds United fans react on Twitter to Baghdad Bounedjah rumours

Baghdad Bounedjah of Algeria scores their second goal past Luis Lopez of Honduras during the Men's Group D first round match between Honduras and A...
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Leeds are reportedly tracking Baghdad Bounedjah.

Baghdad Bounedjah of Algeria scores their second goal past Luis Lopez of Honduras during the Men's Group D first round match between Honduras and Algeria during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games...

Leeds United are keen on a move for Algerian striker Baghdad Bounedjah, according to DZ Football.

Bounedjah plays for Qatari side Al Sadd, where he has an eye catching goalscoring record.

This past season he has scored 26 goals in 19 games, and is clearly a class above the opposition.

16 of these goals came in 11 Stars League games, and 9 have come in 8 Asian Champions League matches.

Al-Sadd's Baghdad Bounedjah (R) vies for the ball against Al-Ahli's Nark Milligan during the AFC Champions League football match between Qatar's Al-Sadd club and Saudi's Al-Ahli team at...

Bounedjah is an intriguing possibility for Leeds, even if he is untested in European football.

The 26-year-old is an Algeria international and he has four goals in 14 matches for his country.

Al-Sadd's Baghdad Bounedjah (R) views for the ball with FC Nasaf's Igor Golban during AFC Champions League between Qatar's al-Sadd and Uzbekistan's FC Nasaf at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium...

Leeds fans have been waiting for news on strikers Abel Hernandez and Matej Vydra, with Jerry Mbakogu’s name also circulating still.

Bounedjah is an exciting new possibility and it makes sense Leeds are looking to Qatar given the fact director Ivan Bravo owns the Aspire Academy which is based in the country.

Here is a look at how Leeds fans reacted on Twitter to the reports…