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title: "Leeds: Kai Wagner prefers Elland Road move"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Leeds United News"
published: "2022-08-16T11:20:58Z"
modified: "2022-08-16T11:20:58Z"
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# Leeds: Kai Wagner prefers Elland Road move

**[Leeds United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/) transfer target Kai Wagner ‘seems to prefer’ a move to Elland Road over both Benfica and Dinamo Zagreb, according to journalist [Manuel Veth](https://twitter.com/ManuelVeth/status/1558857013739737088).**

### The Lowdown: Leeds talks

The Whites have been linked with bringing in a new left-back before the deadline following Junior Firpo’s [injury](https://theathletic.com/news/junior-firpo-injury-leeds/9bwjVKD0LPqZ/) in pre-season.

Jesse Marsch has used centre-back Pascal Struijk at left-back for the [opening two matches](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pascal-struijk/leistungsdaten/spieler/410708) of the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) campaign but is [reportedly](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-jesse-marsch-kai-wagner-transfer-news/) driving a move for Wagner.

Talks are thought to be [going well](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-manuel-veth-says-kai-wagner-talks-are-going-well/) for the Philadelphia Union player, who has been labelled ‘very creative’ by [Ben Jacobs](https://twitter.com/JacobsBen/status/1558761383742824449), and Leeds chiefs have been handed a further boost in their pursuit of the German.

### The Latest: Veth’s claim

[Veth](https://twitter.com/ManuelVeth/status/1558857013739737088) took to Twitter on Sunday evening to reply to [Jacobs’ update](https://twitter.com/JacobsBen/status/1558761383742824449) on the full-back.

He claimed that Wagner’s camp ‘seems to prefer Leeds United’ over both Benfica and Dinamo Zagreb.

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### The Verdict: Get it done

Both Benfica and Dinamo Zagreb are in the [Champions League play-offs](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/fixtures-results/#/rd/2001672-1), so Wagner’s preference for a move to Elland Road is huge for Victor Orta and co.

[Veth](https://twitter.com/ManuelVeth/status/1558857013739737088) has stated that Marsch is a ‘big fan’ of the 25-year-old, who can also play as a [left midfielder](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kai-wagner/profil/spieler/357842), and a move appears to make sense due to the left-back situation in Yorkshire.

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A transfer may not be too expensive either, as Wagner is out of contract with the MLS club at the end of [2022](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kai-wagner/profil/spieler/357842), so hopefully the full-back will arrive in England before the transfer deadline, alongside a new striker.