Leeds United open talks with Red Bull Salzburg over a £9.75m move for centre-back Max Wober

Leeds United have opened talks with Red Bull Salzburg over a £9.75m move for centre-back Max Wober.

The Austria international is known to coach Jesse Marsch from his time at Salzburg and can cover at left-back.

Leeds showed interest in Philadelphia Union‘s Kai Wagner last summer but have switched to Wober and the fee could rise to around £14m with add-ons.

Leeds United manager Marsch has admitted that his side will need some luck to stop Erling Haaland when Manchester City travel to Elland Road this week. 

Marsch is all too aware of the threat Haaland poses for his Leeds side having helped develop him at RB Salzburg.

‘Yeah, it [Marsch knowing Haaland ] will help us I think a little bit,’ the 49-year-old said. ‘It will motivate him on the day a little bit, but it will motivate me as well.

‘The time I had with Erling was just outstanding and we had an incredible relationship. In general, I have some ideas of things we will try to do, but it will come down to luck on the day in certain moments and finding ways to contain him and hoping that we can still find ways to punish him as well.’