Leeds set to make audacious transfer bid for Celtic star Odsonne Edouard if they win Premier League promotion
Leeds will reportedly target Celtic star Odsonne Edouard if they win promotion to the Premier League this season.
Marcelo Bielsa’s side look set to end their 16-year exile from the Premier League.
They are top of the Championship table and hold a six-point advantage over third-placed Brentford with as many games to go.
Patrick Bamford, Leeds’ top scorer with 15 goals this term, is the club’s only senior striker.
And claim Bielsa wants to bring in Edouard to compete with Bamford.
Edouard netted 22 goals in 27 appearances in Celtic’s ninth successive title triumph.
The French forward has scored an impressive 61 goals since joining the Hoops from Paris Saint-Germain in 2018.
Celtic could demand a big fee for Edouard as they are keen to keep their star man.
Last month, the 22-year-old dismissed transfer speculation about him, while insisting his priority was to help Celtic with a 10th title in a row.
He said: “Winning 10 in a row is very important for the club, the players and the fans. Of course I would love to be part of it. No one knows what will happen in the future but I want to be a part of it.
“My first target right now is to play football again after so much time away from the pitch. I only set personal targets for myself once the season actually starts.
“At the moment, I am still under contract with Celtic and my priority is to get back playing again. In the future, we will see what happens.”
Leeds appeared to pull off a massive coup by signing Jean-Kevin Augustin on loan from RB Leipzig in January.
However, the 23-year-old played just 48 minutes of first-team football before returning to his parent club.
Leipzig insist an agreement was struck with Leeds to make Augustin’s move permanent if they gained promotion to England's top-flight.
The fee is believed to be in excess of £17million for a player who made just three appearances from the bench for the Whites.