Leeds United may be in the market for a striker this summer and Adolfo Gaich could be their man.
Gaich is currently on the books of Argentine club San Lorenzo and has attracted suitors across Europe, including, reportedly, Leeds United.
According to TyC Sports in his homeland, West Bromwich Albion, Inter Milan, Atalanta and Gent have ‘already asked’ about Gaich. The striker has a release clause in his contract that would allow him to leave his current club for a fee of $15m (£12.1m).
Meanwhile, Olé have claimed Club Brugge in Belgium and ‘two or three’ other clubs have made contact with San Lorenzo.
It seems all but guaranteed that Gaich will move during the European transfer window, with just the destination to be decided. With that in mind, here’s a round-up of what has been said about Gaich’s future.
First up, the striker addressed the speculation himself during an interview with Argentina’s Football Association.
“The rumours about offers from European clubs never affected my level of football because I know that most are just rumours,” he said.
Then this week saw the player’s agent reveal his client’s preferred destination would be Italy.
“He would like a transfer to Italy, but he is targeted by many clubs,” agent Pablo Caro told Italian outlet Calciomercato . “There is a release clause worth €13m, but he could be signed for less than that.”
Elsewhere, Gaich’s manager at under-23 level with Argentina, Fernando Batista, compared him to Robert Lewandowski and said he could easily see Gaich thriving in Germany, Spain or England.
“It is worth betting on Gaich. I do not have doubts. He has power, air play, it is strong. In heads-up play, speed can also prevail. Despite his height, he knows how to get an opponent off his back,” he told Mundo Deportivo in April.
“I imagine him on those perfect European pitches, with the wet grass, ideal for him. The characteristics would perhaps fit better in the Premier League, in the Bundesliga, in Italian football. Now he could also play perfectly in Spain and in Barcelona.
“Giach also has some Lewandowski things. I see it similar in the physical, in how it puts the body, in how he holds the ball.”
