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title: "Leeds: Whites ‘most interested’ in race for Tyler Adams"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
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published: "2022-05-30T06:35:55Z"
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# Leeds: Whites ‘most interested’ in race for Tyler Adams

**[Leeds United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/) are one of the clubs ‘most interested’ in signing RB Leipzig midfielder Tyler Adams this summer.**

### The Lowdown: Adams profiled

Adams, who Jesse Marsch hailed as [‘special talent’](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/ceiling-is-massive-for-tyler-adams-rb-leipzig-jesse-marsch-4053), is [primarily](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tyler-adams/profil/spieler/332705) a defensive midfielder who can also play on the right-hand side.

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The 23-year-old has worked under Marsch at New York Red Bulls and Leipzig, making [71](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tyler-adams/leistungsdatentrainer/spieler/332705/plus/0/trainer_id/17275) appearances under the Leeds boss, contributing to [ten](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tyler-adams/leistungsdatentrainer/spieler/332705/plus/0/trainer_id/17275) goals in the process.

Adams, a USA international, is valued at £15.3m by [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tyler-adams/profil/spieler/332705) and is under contract until [2025](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tyler-adams/profil/spieler/332705), but it looks as if a move to Elland Road for a third spell under Marsch could now be on the cards.

### The Latest: Leeds keen

[MLS Transfers](https://twitter.com/mlstransfers/status/1530567714028257286?s=21&t=sV6lNX5r2Q4A6d-V1q-l-Q) posted an update regarding Adams on Twitter over the weekend, stating that the midfielder ‘is ready to leave the Bundesliga’.

Leipzig want a ‘big transfer fee’, with Leeds and Benfica ‘currently the most interested’ in Adams, who has a [€40m](https://www.teamtalk.com/arsenal/cast-admiring-glances-rb-leipzig-star-tyler-adams-deal-mooted) (£34m) release clause.

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### The Verdict: Phillips partner?

Leeds appear to be on the hunt for another defensive midfielder ahead of Marsch’s first full season, even if Kalvin Phillips remains at the club.

Phillips has been heavily [linked](https://www.football365.com/news/leeds-midfielder-phillips-planning-to-quit-elland-road-this-summer-amid-man-utd-villa-interest) with an exit, but should he pen new terms with his boyhood club, the Whites may still need reinforcements, especially if Marsch looks to implement a narrow 4-2-2-2 system.

Midfield options are extremely [limited](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/leeds-united/kader/verein/399) at this moment in time, so bringing in Adams, who already has [experience](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tyler-adams/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/332705) at the highest level, could be a smart piece of business both in the short and long run as Marsch knows how to get the best out of him.

***In other news: [Orta now working on bizarre transfer for ‘magnificent’ ace; he has history with Leeds supporters.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-transfer-rumours/leeds-transfer-update-derby-tom-lawrence/)***