Manor Solomon is strongly linked with a permanent move to Leeds United
Leeds are increasingly optimistic they can secure the permanent signing of Manor Solomon this summer after his agent made clear his preferences over his next move in the wake of interest from Marseille – while sources have also revealed to TEAMtalk what the player’s stance is on a permanent move to Elland Road.
Solomon will go down in Leeds United folklore after scoring the goal that secured the Championship title after a brilliant solo effort in added-on time secured a 2-1 victory at Plymouth and took the Whites through the 100-point barrier for the first time in their history. Having made a slow start at Elland Road after initially signing on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, Leeds were treated to a player at his absolute best through those key closing matches of the season, underlining why the player has previously excelled in the Champions League.
After finishing the season with an impressive 23 goal involvements from 41 matches – a G/A every 117.6 minutes he played for the Whites this season – Leeds are understandably keen to tie Solomon down to a permanent move from Spurs this summer.
However, a potential hurdle has cropped up recently to that plan after it emerged that Roberto De Zerbi, who managed the player at Shakhtar Donetsk, was keen to reunite with the player at Marseille this summer.
Despite that, Leeds have now been given a monumental double lift over their chances of signing the winger, after his agent, Shlomi Ben Ezra, dismissed the idea of the player opting for a move to France over the Premier League.
Furthermore, the notion of signing for Marseille appears to have been taken out of the equation for political reasons.
“De Zerbi sent a message to Manor, but he told him that he could not play for Marseille for political reasons,” Ben Ezra told Le 10 Sport.
“It’s difficult to play in another league when you’ve had a taste of the Premier League. Manor is having a great time at Leeds, but he’s under contract with Spurs.
“He likes the Premier League, but in football, you never know… It all depends on what Daniel Levy wants to do. Manor likes English football and he’ll prefer the Premier League… But in football, you never know what might happen.”
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