Bielsa was desperate for Leeds to sign 25-year-old, now Orta could gift him to Marsch
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According to 90Min, Leeds United are amongst the clubs interested in Rangers winger Ryan Kent.
Leeds fans with a good memory will remember that this isn’t the first time we’ve heard this rumour.
Indeed, Leeds were linked with Kent on no fewer than three occasions during Bielsa’s time as United boss, with one report even going as far as to state that the Argentine was desperate to bring the Englishman to Elland Road.
As we all know, that deal never came to fruition, but now, Leeds are seemingly back in for the Rangers star.
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However, sadly, Bielsa is no longer there, and the initial plan for Kent at Leeds will have long been abandoned as Jesse Marsch is now at the helm.
Of course, with Victor Orta still at the club, the core transfer strategy remains, and while it was reportedly Bielsa who was pushing for Kent to be signed, it looks as though Orta remains a huge fan of the winger and while he never managed to give Bielsa what he wanted, he could gift Kent to Marsch.
To be honest, Kent would be a great fit for Marsch’s system. The American is yet to fully utilise his preferred 4-2-2-2 formation at Leeds, but when he does, he will need two wide players who can cut in on their stronger foot and with Kent having the ability to use both feet, he would seemingly be a great fit.
We can only imagine that Bielsa would be looking on with a fair bit of envy if Marsch eventually gets to work with Kent at Elland Road.
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