Championship side Leeds United have announced the season-long loan signing of 25-year-old Hamburg forward, Pierre-Michel Lasogga.
The deal has been in the pipeline for some time as the Yorkshire side prepare for life after Chris Wood, following the New Zealand international’s move to Premier League side Burnley last week. Former German U21 Lasogga has spent his entire career to date playing in Germany with Hertha Berlin and Hamburg on his CV after leaving Bayern Leverkusen in 2010 having failed to make the grade at the five times Bundesliga runners-up.
The 6ft 2in man scored a respectable 22 goals over four years at Hertha as he was limited to just 64 appearances and top scored for his side in the 2012/13 season, with eight goals. In 2013 he joined Hamburg on loan and went on to fire 13 goals in 20 league appearances, including the vital goal to keep his side in the Bundesliga relegation play-off with Greuther Furth.
He signed permanently that summer and would go on to score 26 times in 96 appearances, although he only scored twice in 22 appearances during the 2016/17 campaign.
A loan move for Lassoga could prove to be smart with his rumoured £56k-a-week wages a potential burden if Leeds were to splash out and the former Schalke academy man not impressing at Elland Road.
Here’s how Leeds fans reacted to signing Lasogga:
Pierre Michel Lasogga signing for Leeds?! Only 25 but has a 1 in 4 record. ♂️
— Mark Höppner (@MarkHoeppner) August 31, 2017
— CHRISTiansen (@TCChosen) August 31, 2017
Right, if we get Lasogga circa 2011 then we go up. If he's circa 2014-2017,he's a lump.So fingers crossed & hope he makes me look daft!#lufc
— Allan Howe (@allan_howe) August 31, 2017
Happy with our summer when Lasogga comes in. We now have so much depth it's unreal. Another one would be the cherry on top
— LUFCDANNY (@THELUFCLAD) August 31, 2017
— Jonny Phillips (@Jonny_lufc_1989) August 31, 2017
Are you watching #FCBarcelona? #lufc's new signing is better than Paulinho and Dembele at keepy uppy! https://t.co/vC9JrvAiKZ
— Tony Dorigo (@tonydorigo) August 31, 2017
Not falling for that again. I'm going to bed.
— Michael (@leeds_talk2) August 31, 2017
. @Lasogga10 trying to find a Championship striker that'll score more than him this season… #LUFC pic.twitter.com/Zd6gCRqYCl
— Matt James (@MattJLufc) August 31, 2017
I'm praying Lasogga is the striker version of Berardi. #lufc
— Ohhhh Gary Kelly! (@BuntyLUFC) August 31, 2017
Reference 'one more' suggests Lasogga is the last #deadlineday signing for #lufc
— NigelOmonrojie-Smith (@NOS74) August 31, 2017
Great transfer window and still the moaning minority bleat on #lufc
— Elland Road Owl (@EllandRoadOwl) August 31, 2017
