Leeds United may finally have the perfect chance to sign Reading midfielder John Swift amid a major update on his future...

What's the story?

Reports back in late October from The Sheffield Star, suggested that the Whites, along with fellow Premier League teams Newcastle United and Brentford, have got their eye on the attacking midfielder.

And now, Leeds Live have claimed that Swift is set to end a six-year stay with Reading by leaving the club on a free transfer come the summer.

The report adds that there has been no progress in terms of a new contract being signed, and that Premier League interest has remained over the past few months.

Leeds could axe Mateusz Klich

With Klich now set to turn 32 in June, and having had a very disappointing season by his standards - he's managed just one goal and two assists in 31 games across all competitions (he had nine goal contributions in the Premier League alone last year) - it could be time for the Whites to finally move on from the Pole.

And in Swift, they could find the ideal goal-scoring midfielder to replace the £20k-a-week ace.

The Reading ace has a track record of being someone who can offer a goal-scoring threat from attacking midfield, managing an impressive 72 goal contributions in 202 games - in fact, his current campaign for Reading has been impressive to say the least, netting 11 goals in the Championship as well as chipping in with a whopping 13 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."

With a record of 43 senior goals to his name in his professional career thus far, Swift could help answer Marsch's prayers of needing a new goal-scoring midfielder this summer.

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