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Xavi’s previous comments on Riqui Puig must have Leeds United fans hoping for January transfer
Leeds United have been linked with a potential swoop on Barcelona this week, as young midfield talent Riqui Puig could reportedly be on offer for the club this January.
That is according to a, who suggest that Leeds have been offered the chance to take Puig on loan as he struggles for regular game time in Ronald Koeman’s Barca XI.
It is claimed that Leeds have held talks with the player’s agent and a move for Puig would make sense considering Leeds failed to bring in a similar player, Michael Cuisance, in the summer due to a medical issue.
The move would also see Leeds snap up a player considered by some to be a natural successor to the likes of Andres Iniesta and Xavi at the Nou Camp.
Indeed, one of those Barca legends has previously lavished praise on Puig.
“I’d say he’s very prepared to play in the first team of Barca,” “I am very happy because when I see him playing we can see the total Barca schooling that we like so much.
“[He has] that particular DNA of our game and that is so complex to find in specific players. He sees the play right away, he knows what he has to do at all times and he is intelligent.
“The truth is that he is a boy who breathes talent and who plays easy. He has self-confidence, personality, does not hide, and asks for the ball.”
Those are fine comments from one of the greatest players of a generation and one who will know all too well just how talented Puig really is.
Leeds United could clearly be improved by strengthening in the centre midfield positions and Puig looks a potential solution that Victor Orta simply cannot ignore.