Lasogga delivers update on his future at Leeds
By Richard Parks
Pierre-Michel Lasogga has claimed in an interview with SportBild that he will wait until the end of the season before deciding on where he will play next season but admitted he feels at home at Leeds United.
The German striker is on a season-long loan at Leeds, who are reportedly paying £15,000-a-week of his £50,000-a-week Hamburg salary.
Lasogga, 26, has had a mixed campaign, scoring seven goals and supplying four assists from 20 appearances in all competitions, with all of his 11 goal contributions coming in the Championship.
He is under contract to Hamburg until the summer of 2019 but fell down the pecking order before his arrival at Leeds and the Bundesliga club are now 17th in the division and fighting to avoid relegation to the second tier.
Asked about his future beyond this season, Lasogga told SportBild: “I don’t worry about that yet. Not until the end of May, when the season is over. Everything else would be wasted energy. Finally, I have one more year contract in Hamburg. And I wish that HSV remains in the Bundesliga.
“In Hamburg, I was on ice. I didn’t get a chance and probably spent most of my time watching. If you only play for five minutes, then spend several months without a goal, it nags your self-confidence. It was important for me to just have fun again, to be successful and to have an environment that is 100 percent dedicated to me. That’s the case here.”
Guten Morgen! Die neue @SPORTBILD ist da! Schon reingeschaut? ????
Wenn nicht, dann jetzt schnell zum Kiosk… pic.twitter.com/qqBYyQsKpO— SPORT BILD (@SPORTBILD) February 7, 2018
Lasogga has scored just twice since late October, with both goals coming in a 4-3 defeat to Millwall last month, and most would consider his spell at United to have been a mixed one.
He was the first-choice spearhead for much of Thomas Christiansen’s reign, which ended on Sunday night, and must now convince new boss Paul Heckingbottom.
Lasogga’s main competition to lead the front line is the versatile Kemar Roofe and deadline day signing Tyler Roberts, as Caleb Ekuban is out injured with his second serious foot injury of the campaign.
In other Leeds news, the club have been hit by yet another shattering senior player injury blow.
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