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title: "Leeds: Jesse Marsch ‘driving’ Kai Wagner move"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Leeds United News"
published: "2022-08-15T06:40:24Z"
modified: "2022-08-15T06:40:24Z"
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# Leeds: Jesse Marsch ‘driving’ Kai Wagner move

**[Leeds United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/) head coach Jesse Marsch is ‘driving’ a move for Philadelphia Union left-back Kai Wagner, according to [Ben Jacobs](https://twitter.com/JacobsBen/status/1558761383742824449).**

### The Lowdown: Wagner links

The Whites were first [linked](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-transfer-news-jesse-marsch-kai-wagner/) with a move for Wagner back in May, when Leeds’ Premier League status was hanging by a thread.

Rumours have continued throughout the summer, with Philadelphia Union manager Jim Curtin [confirming](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-premier-league-kai-wagner-transfer-news-updates/) recently that he has spoken with Marsch about a potential move for Wagner.

The club are light at left-back with both Junior Firpo and Stuart Dallas sidelined, leaving [Pascal Struijk](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pascal-struijk/leistungsdaten/spieler/410708) to fill in for the first two games of the season.

### The Latest: Jacobs’ post

[Jacobs](https://twitter.com/JacobsBen/status/1558761383742824449) took to Twitter on Sunday morning to provide plenty of Leeds transfer updates.

One of those was on Wagner, who he labelled a ‘very creative’ player, saying that Marsch is ‘driving’ a move with talks ongoing.

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### The Verdict: Fingers crossed

Portuguese giants Benfica are also pushing to sign Wagner, which just goes to show that a move to Elland Road could prove to be a real coup.

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You’d like to think the German may get regular game time in Yorkshire given the club’s current situation at left-back, so hopefully, Marsch’s efforts to bring him to Leeds pay off.

Wagner would provide strength in depth at left-back and a move seems to make sense, especially after Rasmus Kristensen was brought in to bolster the club’s right-back ranks earlier in the window.