Leeds United should strengthen their team during the January transfer window. That’s not an opinion but a fact. Their embarrassing performance at Cardiff City in the FA Cup is the latest to suggest that the Yorkshire team isn’t firing on all cylinders.Head coach Jesse Marsch is interested in taking Moroccan World Cup hero Azzedine Ounahi to Elland Road. Reports say that Leeds are in a race with Serie A leaders Napoli for the signing of the Angers’ 22-year-old midfielder.The Neapolitans have tabled a bid of $20 million, and Leeds are looking to outbid the Italians with a $5 million higher offer.##NAJAVA_MECA_6928866##Ounahi stood out as one of the key players in a more-than-impressive Morocco team in Qatar during the 2022 World Cup, with the number 8’s performance in his nation’s monumental 1-0 victory over Portugal hailed as “incredible” by legendary manager Jose Mourinho.Ounahi has been a regular name on the Angers team sheet since joining the Ligue 1 side in 2021. If there is substance behind the reports, Leeds fans will be hoping that the young midfielder will be able to bring his World Cup form into Marsch’s side and add some extra quality to the Leeds team.🚨 Leeds United have made an offer for Angers midfielder Azzedine Ounahi. [@Santi_J_FM]He highly impressed at the World Cup for Morocco 🇲🇦👏 #LUFC pic.twitter.com/nn6VQn5ejD— LUFCMOT (@LUFCMOTcom) January 8, 2023 With the departure of Mateusz Klich from Elland Road confirmed, it wouldn’t be a huge surprise to see Leeds bolstering their midfield options.Ounahi has also been the subject of interest from Leicester, has been with Angers for a season and a half since joining them from third-tier side Avranches. The Casablanca-born midfield dynamo made 47 appearances for the black and whites. He caught the eye despite the team being bottom of the Ligue 1 table. It was his performances in Morocco’s run to the World Cup semi-finals, though, that have caught the idea of onlookers beyond French football.
