Leeds United are interested in a deal to bring Mohamed Camara to Elland Road in the summer transfer window.
What's the talk?
That's according to a claim made by LUFC FANZONE (via MOT Leeds News), who stated that the Red Bull Salzburg central midfielder's agent has revealed Victor Orta has been in contact with the Austrian Bundesliga side regarding a move for the 22-year-old this summer.
The agent then claims that, at present, no offer has been made by Leeds, however, he also stated his hope that a concrete bid would arrive from the Whites in the not too distant future.
In their tweet, LUFC FANZONE said: "Speaking exclusively with LUFC FANZONE, Mo Camara's agent has told us: 'Leeds have been in direct contact with RB Salzburg and like the player's profile. They have only demonstrated their interest and have not yet made an offer - we hope to have an answer very soon'."
"On KP's level"
Considering just how impressive Camara was for Salzburg last season, in addition to the 22-year-old appearing a very similar player to Kalvin Phillips - who looks increasingly likely to move onto pastures new this summer - it is not difficult to understand why Orta would be interested in a deal to bring the Mali international to Elland Road this summer.
Indeed, over his 25 Austrian Bundesliga appearances in 2021/22, the £24.3m-rated talent was imperious in the heart of Matthias Jaissle's side, scoring one goal, registering three assists and creating three big chances for his teammates, as well as taking an average of 0.9 shots, making 1.0 key passes and completing 1.8 dribbles per game.
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The £2.9k-per-week defensive midfielder also impressed in metrics more typical of his position, making an average of 1.3 interceptions, 1.9 tackles, 45.8 passes, 4.8 long balls and winning 6.4 duels - at a success rate of 61% - per fixture.
These returns saw the player who Conor McGilligan dubbed "on KP's level" and "underrated" average a quite remarkable SofaScore match rating of 7.20, ranking him as the tenth-best player in the league last time out.
Furthermore, in a recent article for Leeds Live, journalist Kyle Newbould also stated his belief that Camara would be an "an ideal successor to Kalvin Phillips" due to his "tight control" and "composure" when dropping "into the same positions Phillips" in front of the defence, while the 22-year-old's ability to play both "long, raking passes" and "short, line-breaking passes" are also stated as reasons why the Salzburg starlet and the England international are similar types of deep-lying playmakers.
As such, should Phillips indeed go on to join Manchester City this summer, it would very much appear as if a move for Camara would make a great deal of sense for the Whites - leading us to believe that the news the Orta is currently in talks with the Austrian champions concerning a deal for Camara is fantastic news for both Jesse Marsch and supporters of the club alike.
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