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Report: Liverpool winger Ryan Kent open to Leeds United move

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Leeds United reportedly want Liverpool winger Ryan Kent, and so do Steven Gerrard’s Ibrox club Glasgow Rangers.

Ryan Kent of Rangers celebrates after he scores during The Ladbrokes Scottish Premier League match between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park on March 31, 2019 in Glasgow, Scotland.Ryan Kent at Rangers

According to Leeds Live, Liverpool winger Ryan Kent is open to joining Leeds United in the summer transfer window.

It has been reported that Leeds’s Director of football Victor Orta is a long-term admirer of Kent and had held talks with the winger’s representatives on more than one occasion over the past few years.

The report has also claimed that Kent felt that he was close to a move to the Championship club on loan 12 months ago, but it did not materialise.

Leeds Live, tough, has reported that Kent, who spent the 2018-19 campaign on loan at Rangers in the Scottish Premiership, does not yet know Liverpool’s plan regarding him.

Ryan Kent of Rangers controls the ball during the Scottish Cup 5th Round Replay between Rangers and Kilmarnock at Ibrox Stadium on February 20, 2019 in Glasgow, Scotland.

In demand

It has been reported that Rangers manager Steven Gerrard wants the 22-year-old winger back at Ibrox for the 2019-20 campaign.

Aston Villa, who will play in the Premier League next season after clinching promotion from the Championship via the playoffs, are interested in Kent as well, according to The Daily Record.

Good signing for Leeds United?

Kent played well for Rangers in Scotland this season, and the winger would be a good loan signing for Leeds for the 2019-20 campaign.

The youngster has pace and tricks, and working under Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa, he can only get better.

(THE SUN OUT, THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT)  Ryan Kent of Liverpool during a training session at Melwood Training Ground on July 17, 2018 in Liverpool, England.