Leeds United face competition from German clubs to sign Holstein Kiel striker Marvin Ducksch, according to Liga Zwei.
The German outlet cite a report from theDaily Mail which claimed scouts from Leeds were in Nuremberg nine days ago specifically to watch the prolific forward in action in a 2-2 draw.
The Daily Mail report that United are in the market for new January signings and are weighing up moves for attacking pair Ducksch and Red Bull Salzburg’s Israeli international Moanes Dabour.
But Liga Zwei states that Ducksch’s performances will attract interest from a number of top tier sides in the January transfer window and it is more likely that he will move to the Bundesliga rather than the English Championship.
Ducksch, 23, in on a season-long loan at German second-tier outfit Holstein Kiel and has scored 10 goals in 15 league fixtures to lead the Bundesliga II scoring charts, and has netted 11 times from 17 matches in all competitions.
Good move for Leeds?
Ducksch has pedigree – he has been capped at Germany Under-18s level – and an impressive goal record. The Borussia Dortmund academy product is on loan with Holstein Kiel until the end of the season but has a contract at his parent club St Pauli contract that runs until June 2019. He is an imposing physical specimen, standing at 6ft 3in, but there are question marks as to whether he has the mobility to dismantle Championship defences. Leeds might be wary of landing another statuesque German forward, as the jury is still out on their loan signing Pierre-Michel Lasogga.
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Likely to happen?
A new striker is expected to be a major priority for Leeds in the January transfer window. They clearly regard the German market as value for money following the summer captures of Lasogga and Felix Wiedwald, and none of the current forwards available to Thomas Christiansen have set the world alight. A deal for Ducksch would be complicated in the winter window, as he is on a season-long loan from St Pauli. There is also likely to be competition from Bundesliga clubs.
