{"id":323021,"date":"2025-08-06T17:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T17:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/323021\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T17:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T17:09:14","slug":"leeds-have-made-a-formal-enquiry-about-signing-22m-tottenham-hotspur-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/323021\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds have made a \u2018formal enquiry\u2019 about signing \u00a322m Tottenham Hotspur target"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Leeds United have had a massive transfer window upon their return to the Premier League.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the Whites\u2019 spending has already eclipsed the \u00a3100m mark as the Yorkshire club look to give Daniel Farke the backing he needs to keep Leeds in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/leeds-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds<\/a> have spent big this summer, and more help could be on the way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/leeds-united-and-west-ham-face-fight-for-artem-dovbyk-transfer-as-rival-offer-made\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Farke still wants another striker<\/a>, while a creative midfield option could also be in their sights.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Last Word on Spurs, Ben Jacobs has now claimed that Leeds have made a formal enquiry about signing a very exciting player.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2205666858-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bilal El Khannous in action during Leicester City vs Manchester United in the Premier League.\" class=\"wp-image-931363\" \/>Photo by Malcolm Couzens\/Getty ImagesLeeds have enquired about Bilal El Khannouss<\/p>\n<p>Jacobs spoke about Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s interest in Bilal El Khannouss.<\/p>\n<p>The journalist says Spurs are keen on the Leicester City star, but, as things stand, Leeds are the only team to have formally asked about a deal so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hear one is Bilal El Khannouss, Leeds are the only team in the Premier League to have made a formal enquiry,\u201d Jacobs said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWest Ham and Tottenham have considered doing so, it\u2019s a relatively easy deal to get done. You\u2019ll see reports out there saying Leicester want a fee in excess of \u00a325m. That\u2019s not true to my understanding, Bilal El Khannouss has a relegation release clause that can be triggered \u20ac26m, which is about \u00a322m.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bilal El Khannouss stats last season<\/p>\n<p>Jacobs notes that this is an easy deal to do given the \u00a322m release clause in place, but there\u2019s a question to be asked about whether that would represent good value.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, El Khannouss has just been relegated with Leicester City, and his stats last season were hardly impressive.<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td\/>\n<td>Bilal El Khannouss stats last season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Games<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Goals<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Assists<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>As an attacking midfield player, two goals and three assists is a poor return, and Leeds will need more than that if they\u2019re going to kick on.<\/p>\n<p>El Khannouss has been admired by Arsenal too, but it feels as though there may be more style than substance with this player as his end product hasn\u2019t quite been there since arriving in England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds United have had a massive transfer window upon their return to the Premier League. 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