Leeds United fans on Twitter have been responding to the latest news surrounding the Yorkshire club’s pursuit of Udinese midfielder Rodrigo de Paul.
This comes after Leeds-oriented journalist James Marshment shared a post on his Twitter account, relaying news originally published by Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio.
Di Marzio revealed that Udinese are closing in on a transfer deal for Watford midfielder Roberto Pereyra. In his post relaying this news, Marshment said that the Watford man is “seen as a natural successor to Rodrigo de Paul and his arrival will reportedly see his fellow Argentine allowed to leave…”
This post then gathered a lot of replies from Leeds fans who were quick to share their thoughts on this latest update.
Here’s a sample of Leeds fans responding to the post:
Growing reports from well-connected Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio that Udinese are close to signing Roberto Pereyra tonight.
The Watford man is seen as a natural successor to Rodrigo de Paul and his arrival will reportedly see his fellow Argentine allowed to leave…— James Marshment (@marshyleeds) September 24, 2020
Let’s just hope it happens need a number 10 big time & De Paul seems the real deal ?
— Roger TAYLOR (@gameonchap) September 24, 2020
De Paul signed to Udinese back in the 2016 summer transfer window from Spanish club Valencia for a fee of £2.7 million. Since then, the 26-year-old, who is currently valued at £27 million, has made 146 appearances for the Italian club in which he has scored 25 goals and provided 25 assists along the way (per Transfermarkt).
We need to get this deal done. He could make our season.
— Garry Pierrepont (@Weysider) September 24, 2020
FINALLY https://t.co/cptDoVbhuX
— Harry Boyes (@hgboyes) September 24, 2020
Oh my
— Elliottravis (@Elliottravis5) September 24, 2020
Don’t care how long this has dragged on once we get it done before window shuts, what a player de paul would be for leeds
— mickc (@mickyc123) September 25, 2020
I have everything crossed for this one James, he really is the sort of player that could play the numer 10 role as well as Pablo does, and with Pablos age is very much needed!
— Paul LUFC ?????????? (@Paullufc888) September 24, 2020
Would Rodrigo de Paul be Leeds' best player if he signed to the club?
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Now that Marshment has shared this post onto his Twitter page, this paved the way for lots of Leeds fans to have their say on the matter.
However, there were some Leeds fans responding to the post who were not confident that the club will sign De Paul in the coming weeks.
We ain’t getting De Paul let it go
— Robbie ?? ?LUFC? (@leedsrodrigo) September 24, 2020
Just another load of speculation
— J T (@JakeTaylor200) September 24, 2020
With the current summer transfer window set to close in October, it will be interesting to see if De Paul makes the move to Elland Road or not before then and if Pereyra’s reported move to Udinese will have any impact on the situation.