The 2016-17 campaign of the Sky Bet Championship happened to be a topsy-turvy one for Leeds United. Despite appearing to be a side capable enough to snatch a play-off spot for a major chunk of the season, the Whites collapsed like a house of cards right at the business end and their failure to finish inside the top six is a testament to the same. Further, Garry Monk’s exit from the managerial post implies that whosoever is appointed as his successor would have to rebuild the team from the scratch.
Many times during the season which just concluded, we saw that the Peacocks were lacking creativity in the middle which did pile a lot of pressure on Chris Wood up front, who seemingly appeared to be bereft of adequate goal scoring chances at times.
Moreover, there was a clear lack of ideas as well as an absence of Plan B for the West Yorkshire based club and it goes without saying that they would definitely need to invest plenty of money into the club during the summer transfer window to cultivate the element of surprise for their oppositions and Martyn Waghorn of Rangers could be one of the players which they could possibly target to bolster their squad.
Waghorn scored just seven goals in 32 appearances for the Gers in the 2016-17 Scottish Premiership season and unarguably fell out-of-favour at the Ibrox Stadium. With Pedro Caixinha looking forward to shuffling his squad in order to ensure that his outfit goes toe-to-toe with their arch rivals Celtic, Waghorn could be one of the names to be shown the exit door and this should allow a side like Leeds United to do what is necessary and lure him to the Elland Road, for it would make complete sense if they manage to make him put pen to the paper.
First and foremost, it has to be noted that the 27-year-old offers versatility, plying his trade as a right winger as well as a striker. He has garnered adequate experience under his belt and his ability to cut inside from the right and testing the opposition goalkeeper with his thunderous left foot is a really appealing prospect.
Besides, he has the requisite technical edge and injects a lot of creativity with his precise passes in the final third. Should the deal actually materialise, the West Yorkshire based club will be laying their hands on someone with immense calibre and flamboyance- something they are in a dire need of at the moment.
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