Leeds United are understood to be keeping tabs on Chelsea midfield man Kenedy with the Elland Road outfit looking to make a signing on deadline day to bolster their ranks.
Kenedy was recalled to the Stamford Bride fold midway through his season-long loan spell at Flamengo and there is talk gaining ground that Chelsea are in line to cash in on him permanently.
#LUFC enquired about #CFC Chelsea forward Kenedy (similar profile to Minamino) but deal has not progressed ahead of deadline. They are in market for a No2 gk still
— Mike McGrath (@mcgrathmike) January 30, 2022
Reports from The Daily Telegraph’s Mike McGrath credit Leeds United with a strong interest in the Brazilian with the Yorkshire outfit hoping to take on the Chelsea man in a short-term loan deal running until the end of the campaign.
Thomas Tuchel could be open to parting ways with the 25-year-old Kenedy who is unlikely to find a place in the Chelsea roster that added Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku in a big-money deal last summer.
Leeds, meanwhile, also remain on the hunt for another goalkeeping option to provide cover between the sticks for the first-choice French stopper Illan Meslier.