Austrian football pundit Lee Wingate believes Rasmus Kristensen would be an excellent signing for Leeds United after the Whites were linked with a move for the Red Bull Salzburg right-back.
The 24-year-old has been one of Salzburg's standout performers this season at both ends of the pitch. Operating at right-back, the Danish international scored seven goals in the Austrian Bundesliga this term. He also featured in the Champions League eight times for Salzburg too, helping them to reach the last 16 against Bayern Munich.
Should Leeds end up signing him, Kristensen will link up with former team mate Brenden Aaronson, who signed for the Whites on a five-year-deal from Salzburg last week. Like Aaronson, the Danish defender also played under Jesse Marsch during the latter's time with Salzburg before he moved on to join RB Leipzig.
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Kristensen is known for his all action style of play, with the full-back keen to bomb on down the wing when the opportunity presents itself. And speaking to BBC Radio Leeds, Wingate, who forms one part of 'The Other Bundesliga' trio, believes Kristensen could be a real hit for Leeds United in the Premier League.
"He's a very different player," explained Wingate on West Yorkshire Sport Daily. "It doesn't so much surprise me that a Premier League club have come in for him. He's had a really good season, he's been one of the stand-out players in the league, I'd say the best defender in the league.
"Rasmus Kristensen is a full-back, a right-back by trade. I really like the fact that he just seems so strong, dynamic and in that respect, I can imagine him being quite well suited to the Premier League. He scores a lot of goals as well, he was the top scoring defender in the Bundesliga this season with seven goals. He's good with his head and his wrong foot, his left-foot as well. He's got a lot of good qualities.
"I'm not necessarily comparing him to Trent Alexander-Arnold but in terms of the way he likes to get forward, he kind of reminds me of him a little bit. He's really all about his attacking game, he's bombing up and down that flank all the time, sometimes cutting in.
"I think that perhaps one reservation I might have is whether he has the space at the back to get away with that in the Premier League because playing against the likes of the top forwards and wingers, I wonder if he will be afforded the luxury of getting forward so often because Salzburg are so dominant. He does like to get forward a lot."
