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title: "Leeds: Whites boosted in pursuit of Omar Colley"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-whites-boosted-in-pursuit-of-omar-colley/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Leeds United News"
published: "2021-04-29T17:40:10Z"
modified: "2021-04-29T17:40:10Z"
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# Leeds: Whites boosted in pursuit of Omar Colley

**Leeds United have been boosted in their attempts to sign Sampdoria centre-back Omar Colley, with the Serie A club needing to sell players this summer.**

Marcelo Bielsa could be a busy man in the next transfer window, as the Argentine looks to continue adding to his squad.

The Whites are having a season to remember back in the Premier League, sitting [ninth](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/table) in the table and taking five points from their last three games, against Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United.

One player who has been [linked](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-transfer-rumours/leeds-journalist-confirms-interest-in-omar-colley/) with a move to Elland Road is Colley, with the [25-time capped](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/omar-colley/profil/spieler/174733) Gambia international impressing at the heart of Sampdoria’s defence.

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### Sampdoria could sell Colley this summer

According to [*Club Doria 46*](https://www.clubdoria46.it/2021/04/28/calciomercato-sampdoria-operazione-plusvalenze-possibili-cessioni/), the Serie A side may have to sell key men this summer, due to financial problems, with 6 foot 4 monster Colley one of their three most prized assets.

The 28-year-old could cost Leeds around [€10-€15 million](https://www.clubdoria46.it/2021/04/28/calciomercato-sampdoria-operazione-plusvalenze-possibili-cessioni/) \[£8.7-£13million\], which would allow Sampdoria to balance their books. This comes after transfer guru [Nicolo Schira confirmed](https://twitter.com/NicoSchira/status/1382940251094650880) earlier this month that the Whites have enquired about the defender.

### Transfer Tavern take

While Colley is clearly a player with undoubted pedigree given his experience both in Serie A and at international level, centre-back doesn’t feel like an area that needs strengthening at Leeds.

Bielsa already has Liam Cooper, Diego Llorente, Robin Koch and Pascal Struijk to call upon, so a fifth option in that area feels like overkill, especially when the financial implications of the pandemic could leave teams penny-pinching and being smart about which signings they go for this summer.

Leeds’ summer transfer kitty should be spent in other areas, such as left-back and in wide attacking positions, rather than on another central defender, a position they already boast a good mixture of experience, quality and youth.

***In other news, one Leeds player has been compared to a true legend of the game. Find out who the individuals in question are [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-illan-meslier-compared-to-iker-casillas/).***