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title: "Leeds United: Journalist claims Wober will cover left-back issues"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Mark Murphy"
section: "Follow up"
published: "2023-01-05T12:40:44Z"
modified: "2023-01-05T12:40:44Z"
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# Leeds United: Journalist claims Wober will cover left-back issues

**Leeds United signing Maximilian Wober will likely be signed to cover both areas at centre-back and left-back.**

### The Lowdown: Wober makes the move to West Yorkshire

The Austrian defender became the Whites’ first signing of the January window for an [undisclosed fee](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64150871) on a four-year deal from RB Salzburg, and manager Jesse Marsch knows the player well from when he [managed](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jesse-marsch/profil/trainer/17275) the club.

Wober is a centre-back but can also [operate](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/maximilian-wober/profil/spieler/263361) at left-back. In addition, [he’s won](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/maximilian-wober/erfolge/spieler/263361) three Austrian Bundesliga titles and three Austrian cups in his career so far.

### The Latest: Leeds not signing any more left-backs

Following Wober’s arrival, journalist Dean Jones has told [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/88100771-leeds-united-wober-transfer-rumours-elland-road) that Leeds won’t sign another left-back as Wober covers both roles. Furthermore, he understands the news may be ‘not what fans want to hear’, but they’ll have to ‘trust the process’.

He said: “Well, it is looking like Wober is the one to cover left-back so that he covers two roles.

“That’s probably not what the fans want to hear. They might’ve wanted a clearer idea of a left-back. Obviously, Kai Wagner had been looked at, but Marsch knows enough about Wober to know his strengths.

“They think that this is a smart move, so you kind of have to trust the process.”

### The Verdict: Leeds may need to consider conventional left-back

When you look at the Whites’ [squad](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/leeds-united/startseite/verein/399), they’re not blessed with many natural left-backs. The main one that comes to mind is [Junior Firpo](https://www.sofascore.com/player/junior-firpo/914835), who’s only made two league appearances and one league start in the 2022/23 campaign so far amid his injury issues.

Kai Wagner is one player who had been [linked](https://theathletic.com/4007869/2022/12/26/leeds-united-what-should-fans-expect-in-the-january-transfer-window/) with a move to Elland Road. The German has played 128 times for [Philadelphia Union](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kai-wagner/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/357842), spending the majority of his career as a left-back.

Considering how scarce they are in that position, it’s worrying to imagine that the higher-ups at Leeds think they have what they need in the left-back area. It seems to be a glaring hole in the squad that perhaps needs filling with a more orthodox option.