da wazamba： The 2018 World Cup is well underway and there are a number of players that have already made a big impact for their country in their opening group game, and surely some of them will have caught the eye of new Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa
da bet7： The Argentine will surely be keen to make some big moves in the transfer market to ensure the Yorkshire outfit, whose fans have called on their club to sign a 27-year-old South American winger who starred in the World Cup on Saturday, are serious about securing a Premier League return in the 2018/19 season following another disappointing campaign, in which they went from genuine automatic promotion candidates at the start to mid-table mediocrity by the end.
If the 62-year-old is to bring his famous 3-3-3-1 formation to Elland Road then he will need the players that will work in that particular system, and strengthening all across the pitch may well be his priority.
The veteran boss will already have some targets in mind, but he may have been convinced by the impressive displays of a number of individuals in Russia, too.
Here are three World Cup stars that Bielsa has surely added to his summer transfer wishlist…
The 26-year-old’s future at club level is certainly up in the air right now considering he has just finished a loan spell with Grasshoppers Zurich from Jiangsu Suning – where is contract expires at the end of 2018 – but he may well have earned himself a move with a brilliant display for Argentina against France on Saturday.
The defender, who can also play as a defensive midfielder, impressed against the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann by making seven clearances and two interceptions, as per WhoScored.com, while he was decent in possession of the ball too to suggest that he could be more than a good Championship player for Leeds.
The Udinese midfielder may only be a bit-part player for his club and be 33 years of age, but he put in a monstrous display in the middle of the park for Iceland in their impressive 1-1 draw with Argentina on Saturday.
The Serie A man made three tackles, two clearances and two interceptions, as per WhoScored.com, as he helped to keep the likes of Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero quiet when they dropped deep, and his ability to either play a defensive or attacking role in the middle of the park may mean he is ideal in a Bielsa side.
Mile Jedinak showed for Aston Villa how important he is despite the fact he is getting no younger, and perhaps Hallfredsson could have a similar impact at Elland Road.
Bielsa’s sides in the past have thrived with a big centre-forward up top – like when he had Fernando Llorente at Athletic Bilbao – and he may want to bring one to Elland Road this summer in order to get the most out of his preferred system.
One option could be Dzuyba, whose future with Zenit Saint-Petersburg appears to be in doubt after he joined fellow Russian outfit Arsenal Tula on loan until the end of the season during the January transfer window.
The 6ft 5in centre-forward certainly made a big impression as a substitute for his country in their 5-0 win against Saudi Arabia last week, scoring one and assisting another despite only having 11 touches in his 25 minutes on the pitch, while he also netted in the success against Egypt.
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