Leeds could land 'coup' with 'unreal' £75m star

Leeds United head coach Jesse Marsch would pull off ‘a hell of a coup’ if Barcelona star Sergino Dest heads to Elland Road instead of Bayern Munich, according to transfer insider Dean Jones.

Marsch was appointed as the Whites’ head coach just 24 hours after Marcelo Bielsa’s sacking, but it appears he has already turned his attentions towards potential incomings ahead of the summer window.

According to TEAMtalk, Dest has worked his way onto Leeds’ list of targets after falling down the pecking order at Barcelona.

The report suggests those working behind-the-scenes at Elland Road believe the star, who is valued at £75million by the CIES Football Observatory, would be an excellent addition to Marsch’s squad.

Spanish sources have claimed Dest is one of the names – along with Oscar Mingueza, Clement Lenglet and Martin Braithwaite – who Barcelona have considered offering to Leeds in a bid to reduce their price tag for winger Raphinha.

But Bayern Munich could also be a destination for the right-back ahead of next season, with his current employers willing to use Dest as a makeweight in a deal which would take Robert Lewandowski to the Nou Camp.

The 21-year-old still has more than three years remaining on his £64,000-per-week contract at Barcelona.

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Jones believes negotiating a deal which would take Dest to Elland Road would show Leeds mean business heading into Marsch’s first full season at the helm.

The transfer insider understands that German giants Bayern Munich are admirers of the full-back and keen to take him to the Bundesliga.

As a result, beating the German giants to Dest’s signature would demonstrate that Marsch has the