Lazio striker Felipe Caicedo is a transfer target for Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United, claim reports in Ecuador.

According to news site imperiofutbolec.com, the 30-year-old centre-forward has caught the eye of English club Leeds.

His contract with Lazio only runs to June 2020 and he cost €2.5m to purchase from Espanyol in the summer of 2017.

Caicedo made a strong impression on this season, scoring nine goals and providing six assists in 38 games between Serie A, the Europa League and Coppa Italia.

Lazio striker Felipe Caicedo is a transfer target for Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United, claim reports in Ecuador.

According to news site imperiofutbolec.com, the 30-year-old centre-forward has caught the eye of English club Leeds.

His contract with Lazio only runs to June 2020 and he cost €2.5m to purchase from Espanyol in the summer of 2017.

Caicedo made a strong impression on this season, scoring nine goals and providing six assists in 38 games between Serie A, the Europa League and Coppa Italia.

It would be a return to England, as he spent time on the books of Manchester City, albeit with a series of loan spells at the likes of Sporting CP, Malaga and Levante.

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