Leeds United are eyeing a late transfer window swoop for Club Brugge starlet Noa Lang.
What's the story?
According to recent reports from The Telegraph, Marcelo Bielsa's side have been been watching the 21-year-old ahead of a potential move this summer, although they are set to face intense competition to try and land him.
And writing recently on Twitter, The Athletic's Phil Hay said: "They like Lang and that's a genuine link but they haven't actually made a concrete move for him."
Now, Sport/Voetbalmagazine (via Sport Witness) claim that Leeds remain interested in signing Lang before deadline day, but that Brugge are looking for a massive bid to let him leave.
Bielsa will be buzzing
Able to play anywhere across the frontline, Lang showed Jadon Sancho-like abilities in his loan spell at Brugge last season, bagging 17 goals and providing a further 11 assists in just 37 games, including netting in the Champions League.
With that impressive goal-scoring record, and the fact he still remains very young at just 21, a move for Lang would be extremely exciting not just for Bielsa but for the club's fans too.
Dubbed a "phenomenon" by Belgian journalist Peter Vandenbempt, the winger made history when he became the first player in 60 years to mark his debut with a hat-trick for Ajax, while his teammate at Brugge, Cyriel Dessers, has even admitted that Leeds' interest in the flier is not the least bit surprising.
He said: "He is absolutely ready for the Premier League. He was fantastic last season. Then it is logical that there is a next step. I would love to see him in the Champions League with Club Brugge, but he has shown that he is one of the best footballers in Belgium.
"He is a graceful footballer, but he also works very hard. I often sat on the bench, so I could keep an eye on him there. But the way he works, I didn’t know he had that in him. He has really taken a step. The interest does not come out of nowhere. I know how Leeds work."
If the Whites can pull off a late transfer window deal for Lang, then Bielsa will surely be buzzing.
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