Leeds United are reportedly close to securing a transfer for Bayern Munich midfielder Marc Roca.
What's the news?
According to a recent report from Marca, the Yorkshire club are closing in on a deal, said to be worth between €13m and €15m (£11.1m - £12.8m), for the 25-year-old.
The report also adds that the player will be signing a three-to-four-year deal at Elland Road and is expected to have a predominant role in Jesse Marsch's side.
Marsch will be buzzing
As a product of Espanyol's youth system, the midfielder went on to make a total of 172 appearances for the Spanish club across their senior and youth sides in all competitions.
In those appearances, Roca found the net nine times and delivered six assists before joining the Bundesliga side back in October 2020.
Since then, the midfielder has only made 24 appearances for Julian Nagelsmann's side and hasn't scored one goal or delivered one assist.
This makes it easy to see why Bayern have reportedly been willing to sell him to Leeds as he clearly isn't near the top of the pecking order in the squad.
In fact, the Spaniard only made 13 appearances for the German side across the Bundesliga and Champions League this season, starting just four of them.
That said, it would still be a fantastic signing for the Whites. Having already secured deals for the likes of Brenden Aaronson and Rasmus Kristensen, Marsch will be over the moon to get another new player through the door so early in the transfer window.
Praised by Nagelsmann for his "impressive" performances when he has been given the chance to play, Roca could well relish the opportunity to not only play for a big club like Leeds in the Premier League but also to play regularly once again instead of being a bit-part player at Bayern.
This also shows that he could well be a good fit at Leeds and in the English top division if he's able to deliver impressive performances at a club like Bayern.
With current Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips linked with a move away from Elland Road this summer, adding a player like the £6.3m-rated figure could be the best way forward for the Whites should they end up losing the England international.