Leeds United and other Championship sides interested in signing PEC Zwolle’s Irish U21 international defender | OneFootball

VI are reporting that Leeds United and other unnamed Championship clubs are showing interest in PEC Zwolle defender Anselmo Garcia MacNulty. The 21-year-old is a current Ireland U21 international even though he was born in Spain. The defender only joined PEC Zwolle last summer from Bundesliga side Wolfsburg, having spent the 2022/2023 season on loan in the Netherlands with NAC Breda.

MacNulty, currently valued at just €1m by Transfermarkt, made 31 appearances in the Eredivisie this season, scoring twice and providing two assists. He can operate as either a left-back or a central defender and is under contract with Zwolle until 2026. This last season he mainly operated as a left-back for the side.

PEC Zwolle finished the Eredivisie season in 12th place, 10 points off the European play-offs and seven points above the relegation play-offs. This was the sides first season back in the top flight after being relegated from the Eredivisie in 2021/2022. They finished second in the 2022/2023 season to clinch promotion.

GBeNeFN | Ben Jackson