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title: "Leeds: Whites eye Gonzalo Plata"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Leeds United News"
published: "2022-06-06T18:15:49Z"
modified: "2022-06-06T18:15:49Z"
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# Leeds: Whites eye Gonzalo Plata

**[Leeds United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/) could move for Sporting Lisbon’s Gonzalo Plata, according to Portuguese newspaper [O Jogo](https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/sporting/noticias/sporting-parte-do-passe-de-gonzalo-plata-cai-por-terra-14917446.html).**

### The lowdown

Plata spent the 2021/22 season on loan at Real Valladolid in Spain’s second tier, helping them to finish second and win promotion back to La Liga.

The 21-year-old is predominantly a right winger, although he is [also capable of playing on the left](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/gonzalo-plata/leistungsdaten/spieler/592735/plus/0?saison=ges).

It may be significant that his agency Wasserman [also represents](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/wasserman/beraterfirma/berater/440) Leeds players Crysencio Summerville and Adam Forshaw.

The Whites are [seemingly set to finalise](https://motleedsnews.com/news/leeds-united-could-finalise-rasmus-kristensen-transfer-while-on-denmark-international-duty/) their second signing of the summer in Rasmus Kristensen, and Plata may be their next target.

### The latest

Real Valladolid, whose club president is Brazil legend and [Ballon D’Or](https://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy02.html) winner Ronaldo, would like to sign Plata permanently.

They have the option to do so for €10m (£8.5m) but are hoping they can snap up him for a reduced fee. Sporting have thus far held firm and refused to entertain a cut-price sale.

Leeds are said to be ‘attentive’ to the situation and could see the stand-off as an opportunity to step up their interest in the 21-year-old.

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### The verdict

Plata started 23 La Liga 2 games last season, [scoring six goals and providing five assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/gonzalo-plata/leistungsdaten/spieler/592735/plus/0?saison=2021). He found the net or set up a team-mate more than once every two matches (171 minutes, to be precise), a very respectable record.

Even though he is still quite young, he has amassed [27 senior caps](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/gonzalo-plata/nationalmannschaft/spieler/592735) for Ecuador and notched nine goal contributions for his nation.

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After helping his country reach the semi-finals of the Under-20 World Cup in 2019, he was awarded the tournament’s [Bronze Ball](https://web.archive.org/web/20190616014756/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/lee-lunin-headline-award-winners-at-poland-2019).

However, given that he was playing his football in the Spanish second tier in recent months, you’d imagine that he would initially be a rotational option at Leeds rather than a consistent starter.

**In other news, [read this big Lewis O’Brien transfer claim](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/lewis-obrien-leeds-transfer-claim-interest-ryan-taylor/)**