Leeds United fan and YouTuber Conor McGilligan has shared his thoughts on a possible transfer deal for Rangers left-back Borna Barisic.
This comes after McGilligan shared a video on his YouTube channel where he spoke about a variety of transfer rumours concerning the Yorkshire club.
After it was recently reported by Football Insider that Leeds are plotting a move for Barisic this summer, McGilligan shared his thoughts on the potential deal.
He said: “I think Barisic is a very good player, he’s a very decent player. Naturally, he gets forward a lot, but defensively he’s very strong and it’s no secret right now that Leeds are consistently in the market for a left-back.
“Someone like Barisic, he’s got a bit of experience and he’s played under Steven Gerrard, a growing manager in Scotland, and he’s got the most assists in the league.
“So, as a backup left-back to Stuart Dallas or whoever we’re going to have next year – I don’t think it’d be a bad signing, I don’t think it’d be a bad signing at all. Every time I’ve seen him, he’s been very decent.”
The full-back signed for the Scottish side back in the 2018 summer transfer window for a fee of £2.2 million.
Since then, Barisic, who is currently valued at £3.6 million, has made a total of 65 appearances in which he has scored three goals and racked up an impressive total of 20 assists for Steven Gerrard’s side (per Transfermarkt).
The 2019/20 season saw the Croatian make 40 appearances for Rangers across all competitions, scoring two goals and providing 14 assists along the way.
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Looking at Barisic’s goals and assists record for Rangers since he arrived in Scotland, it’s no surprise that Leeds have been reportedly weighing up a potential transfer move for the left-back.
It will be interesting to see if Leeds put a bid in for Barisic in the coming weeks in an effort to boost their defence ahead of their 2020/21 Premier League campaign.