Leeds target Juan Foyth would be an exceptional addition

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Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa is reportedly interested in signing Tottenham defender Juan Foyth on loan and he would be a great addition at Elland Road.

According to AS Argentina, Bielsa is aware that the centre-back is on the fringes at Spurs right now and is keen on landing him on a short-term deal in January.

The 20-year-old enforcer is yet to feature for the Spurs first team this season, but impressed during his eight senior appearances in the last campaign and even featured in the Champions League.

Leeds could do with an extra centre-back reinforcement in January, as Liam Cooper, Pontus Jansson and Gaetano Berardi are the main senior options.

The Yorkshire giants are going to need a deep squad if they are to fulfil their aim of promotion and have already had to work around injury setbacks.

Foyth would be an ideal signing for Bielsa given the fact he’s a ball-playing centre-back that would slot in perfectly to his system.

The Argentinian youngster has an excellent range of passing and has been compared to club teammate Toby Alderweireld, but he’s also an enforcer that is strong in the air and has immense potential.

Spurs should be keen for one of their highly-rated talents to experience more regular first-team football and Leeds need to try tempt them into a loan with a January approach.

He hasn’t looked out of place when featuring at Premier League level and he could be a real force in the second half of the season in the Championship at Leeds.