Leeds join two Premier League rivals in battle for Junior Adamu amid developing transfer theme

Leeds United have joined two other Premier League clubs in the race to sign RB Salzburg striker Junior Adamu, according to a report.

RB Salzburg will be selling one striker this summer when Karim Adeyemi moves to Borussia Dortmund. He will follow in the footsteps of Erling Haaland in making such a transfer. Afterwards, the Austrian side could yet have another attacker on the conveyor belt to cash in on.

Junior Adamu has been attracting interest after scoring nine goals from 43 appearances this season. His tallies included seven goals from 30 games in the Austrian Bundesliga.

The 21-year-old is emerging onto the radar of clubs across Europe as a result. He was recently listed as a target for West Ham and Southampton by the Daily Mail.

Now, Sky Germany have confirmed the links with both Premier League sides, while adding Leeds United into the mix.

Adamu was given his Salzburg debut by current Leeds boss Jesse Marsch in 2020. It was the only time he played for him, but they could reunite at Elland Road.

Leeds have already made one signing from Salzburg ahead of the 2022-23 season. Attacking midfielder Brenden Aaronson will finally be joining after months of links.

Adamu has shared a pitch with Aaronson 35 times for the Austrian outfit. Now – just like full-back Rasmus Kristensen could be about to – there is a chance he could follow in his footsteps.

After narrowly avoiding relegation to the Championship, it will be important for Leeds to strengthen their squad this summer. Finding more depth up front will be important after they suffered in the absence of Patrick Bamford this season.

However, for Adamu to be the man to provide it, they will have to beat off plenty of competition. West Ham haven’t signed a striker since