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title: "Leeds United: Robin Koch calls for Erling Haaland signing"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-robin-koch-calls-for-erling-haaland-signing/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "George McGibbon"
section: "Leeds United"
published: "2021-03-25T16:35:05Z"
modified: "2021-03-25T16:35:05Z"
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# Leeds United: Robin Koch calls for Erling Haaland signing

**In a recent interview, Leeds United centre-back, Robin Koch, jokingly called for Erling Haaland to join Marcelo Bielsa’s side.**

Since [joining Leeds from SC Freiburg](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robin-koch/transfers/spieler/328784) last August, life has not got off to the best of starts for Koch at Elland Road, with the defender being sidelined for a considerable amount of his debut Premier League season due to a [knee injury](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robin-koch/leistungsdaten/spieler/328784).

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However, the [£15.3 million-rated](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robin-koch/marktwertverlauf/spieler/328784) 24-year-old’s lack of game time for Leeds does not appear to have put him off shopping the club about, as, in a recent interview with SportBild (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/come-us-leeds-whites-player-jokes-european-star-can-move-elland-road/)), the Germany international jokingly called for Borussia Dortmund centre-forward, Erling Haaland, to join him at Elland Road.

Speaking about Manchester City’s upcoming Champions League clash with Dortmund, Koch said: “City’s defence has improved, but Erling Haaland can also push a ball in against City. Haaland has the killer instinct and the Champions League seems to give him a lot of joy.

“With his stature, this body, he would be made for this! I think the Premier League is a perfect fit for Haaland. Maybe he will stay in Dortmund for another year or two and then come to us in Leeds \[grins\].”

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### Transfer Tavern Take

While Leeds’ improvement as a club under the leadership of Bielsa has been rather remarkable, perhaps the signing of a player such as the [£141,000-per-week](https://salarysport.com/football/player/erling-haaland/) Haaland still remains slightly out of the club’s reach, for now.

Having said that, with the striker’s father, Alf-Inge, having played for the Whites in his time as a professional footballer, perhaps, along with the comments of Koch, Haaland could be convinced of a move to Elland Road at some point in the future.

Although, it would not be advisable for fans of Leeds to hold their breath while they wait to find out.

***In other news: Leeds United have been urged to sign this “highly sought-after” £31k-p/w star this summer – find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-transfer-rumours/leeds-united-paul-robinson-urges-leeds-to-sign-okay-yokuslu/)!***