Kris Boyd believes Leeds ought to go and signal Blackburn Rovers attacker Sammie Szmodics after Mateo Joseph didn’t impress in opposition to Portsmouth.
Having didn’t win promotion final season after shedding the play-off last to Southampton, Leeds kicked off the brand new marketing campaign in chaotic style in opposition to Pompey.
Daniel Farke’s facet required a ninety fifth minute penalty from Brenden Aaronson to rescue a 3-3 draw at Elland Highway.
Boyd urges Leeds to signal Szmodics
It’s been a tough summer season for Leeds, who’ve misplaced Archie Grey and Crysencio Summerville to Tottenham and West Ham respectively.
These departures have seen the Whites lose a whole lot of high quality from the their squad, and there’s nonetheless an opportunity extra gamers may go away with Wilfried Gnonto attracting curiosity from Premier League golf equipment.
Nonetheless, Leeds do have a substantial finances to spend within the window on reinforcements and it’s vital they spend it correctly and get the precise gamers in.
Ex-Rangers striker Boyd thought Leeds lacked a purpose risk by means of the center and urged them to reinvest a number of the cash they’ve made on Szmodics, who was the highest scorer within the Championship final season with 27 targets.
“He (Summerville) is (a miss) however for those who have a look at what? Kamara’s left, Summerville, Archie Grey’s left, you go proper by means of the checklist, they’ve obtained cash there why don’t you go and get a striker?, he advised Sky Sports activities Soccer Saturday
“You’ve obtained somebody there, Sammie Smodzics, who’s scored the targets for Blackburn final yr, are you able to go and get him?
“As a result of they created a great deal of alternatives however they by no means regarded like scoring and it was all from (Willy) Gnonto or Dan James the great work from them. (Jayden) Bogle obtained ahead, Junior Firpo obtained ahead, they put balls within the field however Joseph within the center huffed and puffed however there wasn’t something actually there.”
Szmodics had attracted curiosity from Ipswich earlier within the window and Blackburn will likely be desperately hoping they will preserve maintain of their star man, who scored of their 4-2 win in opposition to Derby on Friday.
It’s actually not time to panic after only one recreation however the addition of a confirmed goalscorer like Szmodics can be an enormous plus and could possibly be the distinction between going up robotically or being within the play-offs.
