Overview
- Multiple outlets, citing AfricaFoot, report Leeds have advanced talks with Issouf Sissokho’s camp and plan to lodge a first offer in the coming weeks for a January move.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have not announced any deal and neither have Leeds, with current reporting describing a verbal agreement as close rather than confirmed.
- Sissokho, 23, is a Mali midfielder who has surpassed 50 appearances for Maccabi Tel Aviv and has featured in Champions League qualifying and the Europa League this season.
- He is under contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv until 2027, meaning a transfer fee will be required, with some reports referencing a modest market valuation from Transfermarkt.
- Leeds, sitting 15th after eight league games following a quiet summer that included Anton Stach and Sean Longstaff, view Sissokho as a potential addition to bolster balance and ball recovery in midfield.