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title: "Leeds United: Agbonlahor tips Van Aanholt move"
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published: "2021-03-18T14:40:44Z"
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# Leeds United: Agbonlahor tips Van Aanholt move

**Former Premier League striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has recently urged Leeds to make a move for Crystal Palace left-back Patrick van Aanholt.**

The Whites[have recently been linked](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/crystal-palace-star-patrick-van-23707270) with a move for Van Aanholt, whose future seems to be up in the air. Agbonlahor has now given his opinion about a possible Leeds move for the Dutchman.

### Leeds target described as ‘Mr. Reliable’

[Agbonlahor was recently in conversation with Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/leeds-told-to-beat-champions-league-club-to-van-aanholt-signing-after-big-update-agbonlahor/) and and he talked about Leeds’ links with a move for Van Aanholt. He described the left-back to be ‘Mr. Reliable’ and someone who’s very good going forward too.

The former Aston Villa man believes that he ‘would be a great signing’ for the Whites and not just that, but any club in the Premier League would love to have him the first-team.

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[Agbonlahor said](https://www.footballinsider247.com/leeds-told-to-beat-champions-league-club-to-van-aanholt-signing-after-big-update-agbonlahor/): “He’s played a lot of Premier League games. He’s Mr Reliable and he’s very good going forward.

“I think that would be a great signing and it’s something that Leeds should pursue. Any club in the Premier League, not the top six or seven, but anyone below would love to have him. He’s a great left-back.”

[The report from the Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/crystal-palace-star-patrick-van-23707270) has stated that Van Aanholt is now looking for the next move of his career as his contract ticks down and he’s one of the left-back options that the Whites are looking at.

### Van Aanholt could indeed be a great move for Leeds

The 30-year-old Van Aanholt has loads of experience of playing in the Premier League, [having played for Palace, Sunderland and even Chelsea](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/patrick-van-aanholt/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/52119/plus/0?saison=&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=GB1&pos=&trainer_id=). He has 21 Premier League goals to his name, along with 15 assists.

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Ezgjan Alioski’s [current contract at Elland Road runs out](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ezgjan-alioski/profil/spieler/129604) in the summer transfer window, meaning that Leeds could lose a left-back option in the next few months. Because of that, it is easy to see why Marcelo Bielsa wants another left-back in the side.

Van Aanholt’s Premier League experience suggests that he can certainly do a job for Leeds, even if only for the short-term while youngsters like Leif Davis break through and develop.

**In other news, a Leeds star has been linked with a move to Spain – [read more here.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-transfer-rumours/leeds-diego-llorente-linked-with-return-to-spain-this-summer/)**