Leeds United have reportedly agreed a four-year contract to sign Ilias Akhomach from FC Barcelona in the summer.
That is according to El Chiringuito TV, who report that the young attacker will arrive at Elland Road for free when his contract expires at the end of the season.
The report adds that Leeds have an agreement already in place to make the deal happen. El Chiringuito tweeted: “Ilias Akhomach, Barça Atlètic winger, has reached an agreement with Leeds United for the next four seasons.
“The Spanish-Moroccan ends his contract in June and would arrive free to Victor Orta’s team.”
With the 18-year-old looking poised to make the move to West Yorkshire, here is everything you need to know about Akhomach.
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Akhomach spent six years in Barcelona's academy before continuing his development at Gimnastic Manresa. He returned to La Masia in 2017 and made his Barcelona B debut in a 1-0 defeat to Andorra in the Segunda Division B in November 2020.
The winger is of Moroccan descent and represented them at under-15 level - winning the North African Under-15 Championship in 2018. However, Akhomach has since represented Spain at youth level - scoring three goals in 10 caps for the under-19s.
He has played 48 times for Barca B - scoring five goals in total over the past three seasons. Akhomach broke into the first team under Xavi last season, and was presented with his senior debut in a 1-0 win over local rivals Espanyol in November 2021.
Akhomach was then handed his first La Liga start and played 80 minutes of Barca's 1-0 victory at RCD Mallorca in January 2022. He also starred in a 2-1 win over Linares in the Copa del Rey third round just three days later, but has not featured for the first team since.
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