Leeds and Hull City interest in Lazio striker Muriqi

Lazio striker Vedat Muriqi could be heading for the Premier League with interest from Leeds United and Hull City.

The centre-forward cost €20m to sign from Fenerbahce in September 2020, but has made very little impact in the Biancocelesti jersey.

The Kosovo international made just 48 competitive appearances for the club, scoring two goals and providing two assists.

He has more yellow cards – three – than goals for the Aquile, and Maurizio Sarri has been using Pedro or Felipe Anderson as a False 9 rather than Muriqi when Ciro Immobile is unavailable.

According to TuttoMercatoWeb, Hull City had made an approach for Muriqi, but have now moved on to other targets.

There is firm interest from Premier League strugglers Leeds United, who scored only 21 goals this season and sit in 16th place.

The problem is that Lazio need to sell before they can bring in a replacement and Leeds seem inclined only to take Muriqi on loan.