Leeds United are eyeing a transfer swoop for Reading midfielder John Swift, and he could be a massive upgrade on Tyler Roberts.

What's the story?

According to The Sheffield Star, Marcelo Bielsa's side, along with the likes of Newcastle United and Brentford, have got their eye on the attacking midfielder,

He's a huge Roberts upgrade

With no goals or assists in 12 games in all competitions this season, it's safe to say Roberts' start to the current campaign has been nothing short of disastrous.

In fact, with a measly record of just eight goals in 94 games, the 22-year-old hasn't shown anything like the kind of form that would suggest he's going to develop into a real attacking force for the Whites.

Swift on the other hand has a track record of being someone who can offer a goal-scoring threat from attacking midfield unlike the Welshman, managing an impressive 62 goal contributions in 178 games - in fact, his start to the current campaign for Reading has actually been quite incredible, netting eight goals in 14 matches in the Championship as well as chipping in with six assists too.

Speaking back in August after a 2-1 win over Preston, Royals manager, Veljko Paunovic, said: "Now he's back, it is important we keep him healthy and motivated as he is now because that will help us a lot.

"He is super talented and he showed an urgency that he wanted to decide the game. The first couple of passes to Azeez and Joao were fantastic vision and execution of the final pass - something we've missed in the past. We missed those slick combinations through the middle when we progress forward so that's something we have to keep up."

That ability to come from deep and find the back of the net - he's scored 40 senior goals in his professional career thus far - would add a different dimension to Leeds' side.

The £3.6m-rated star is exactly what Bielsa needs at Elland Road to take goal-scoring burden off Bamford and add far more of a threat than Roberts.

Meanwhile, Leeds must avoid a major howler with this star...