Sources: Leeds United making background checks on Emmanuel Dennis
Leeds are considering a move to sign Nottingham Forest striker Emmanuel Dennis, sources have told Football Insider.
The Whites are set to lose a lot of players following their relegation from the Premier League, which is another reason why they are weighing up a move for the Nigeria international.
Leeds want to strengthen their attacking options this summer, and they are doing background checks on Dennis to see if he is the right man to bring to Elland Road.
Football Insider exclusively revealed (3 June) that Nottingham Forest are ready to accept summer offers for striker Dennis.
Forest paid a reported £20million to sign Dennis from Watford last summer following his impressive 2021-22 campaign in the Premier League for the Hornets.
He notched 10 goals and six assists in 33 top-flight appearances for the Hertfordshire club but could not prevent their relegation to the Championship.
Dennis has struggled to recapture that form in a Nottingham Forest shirt.
The striker equipped with blistering pace, whose contract at the City Ground runs until June 2026, has managed just two goals and three assists in 25 appearances since his 2022 move.
Just nine of those outings came as part of the starting lineup, with the likes of Taiwo Awoniyi, Brennan Johnson and Andre Ayew all preferred to Dennis.
However, Leeds are still interested in his services as they look to rebuild their squad in order to secure promotion back to the Premier League.
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