GiveMeSport
·18 January 2022
GiveMeSport
·18 January 2022
Leeds United transfer target Boubacar Kamara is 'one of the next big things' and Whites boss Marcelo Bielsa has been a long-term fan, according to Daily Mirror journalist David Anderson.
Kamara is currently on the books of Marseille but his £46,000-per-week deal is set to run out in the summer, meaning he is now able to sign a pre-contract agreement with overseas clubs such as Leeds ahead of a free transfer in the summer.
According to the Daily Mail, via LeedsLive, Bielsa is keen on landing Kamara and willing to fork out a fee to welcome him to Elland Road this month rather than waiting until the summer.
The report suggests Leeds could sign the 22-year-old for as little as £10million because of his precarious contract situation, but they are facing stiff competition from arch-rivals Manchester United.
Kamara has left the door open for a January switch after telling Amazon, via Get French Football News, 'everything is possible' before the transfer deadline passes.
It would seem as though Kamara does not just have suitors in the Premier League as Spanish media outlet Defensa Central have suggested Real Madrid have joined Barcelona and Roma in the race for his signature.
Kamara, who is valued at £22.5million by Transfermarkt
In fact, he has failed to miss a single minute of the French club's last four Ligue 1 fixtures.
Anderson is intrigued by Leeds' links to Kamara and understands he has been a long-term target for Bielsa.
The journalist believes Kamara, who has represented the France under-21s nine times, has a bright future ahead of him.
Anderson told GIVEMESPORT: "Kamara is an interesting one because they did look at him and they considered him, I'm told, last year.
"Obviously, United are looking at him as well, so he's a player who has gained a lot of attraction.
"He's not a full French international but he's seen as one of the next big things."
Anderson has previously suggested Leeds are hoping to sign at least one midfielder this month and have identified up to four targets.
However, the Daily Mirror journalist understands Kamara, along with Chelsea's Ross Barkley and Blackburn Rovers ace Ben Brereton Diaz, is no longer being considered.
The Athletic's Leeds correspondent Phil Hay has claimed the Whites have looked at the Frenchman but are unlikely to strengthen their interest.
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Kamara is seeking £150,000-per-week if he moves onto pastures new and that is likely to be a major stumbling block.
Leeds' current highest-earner, Raphinha, earns a fraction of that sum as his contract is worth £63,500-per-week.
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