According to Will McCartan, Leeds United have supposedly ‘formally’ launched a bid for Peterborough United attacker Marcus Maddison – after being linked with the midfielder for the vast majority of the transfer window.

Hearing from some sources that Leeds have finally lodged a formal bid for Peterborough’s Marcus Maddison. #lufc #mot #pufc https://t.co/aZy13IGOI0 — Will McCartan (@WillMcCartan) July 25, 2018

Leeds United have been interested in Maddison for quite some time and with the club finally launching a bid for a player, with the Whites seeing a bid accepted for Wolves left-back Barry Douglas.

Maddison has been fantastic for Peterborough United over the past few seasons and can play in a number of positions, either as an attacking midfielder, a winger or a left-back. Namely, though, Maddison is an attacker and could fill a void in Leeds United’s side, deputizing as a winger or a secondary striker to whoever the West-Yorkshire club decide to sign during this transfer window.

Leeds United would be a club which you’d expect to be chasing Maddison, especially with the fact that Marcelo Bielsa has taken over at Elland Road and the Argentinian is a huge fan of open, attacking, expansive football. It’s likely that Maddison is still on Leeds United’s radar and with the arrival of the Argentinian and a healthy budget, Leeds could easily convince Maddison to join up at Elland Road and could offer the financial incentives to Peterborough to feel that they could let the attacker leave London Road.

Marcus Maddison is hot property and his future destination remains uncertain but it seems he won’t be sticking with Peterborough United into next season, with the levels of interest that have been shown in the winger. It remains to be seen though, if the above tweet is bang on the money, or not.