Leeds United face competition from Arsenal in the race to sign Stade Rennais’ Djaoui Cissé this summer. 

The midfielder has managed to attract interest from Arsenal, Leeds United and several other clubs.

He graduated from the Ligue 1 side’s academy and made his way into their first team in 2024.

Since then, the Frenchman has made 38 appearances and 22 are from this season.

His Ligue 1 stats this season are as follows:

• Appearances: 21
• Starts: 12
• Total minutes: 959
• Minutes per game: 46
• Tackles per game: 1.5
• Possession won (final third): 0.3
• Ball recovered per game: 2.4
• Duels won per game: 2.7

Two months ago, Sport Witness covered claims from France that Daniel Farke’s side made contact over a summer move.

Arsenal join Leeds United and others

Fast forward to April and Media Foot now backs up the Whites when covering the latest on the Gunners.

Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen are pursuing Djaoui Cissé and have gathered necessary information about him. ‘There’s movement’ from England where Leeds United and Arsenal are the 22-year-old’s suitors.

The Elland Road club have already expressed their interest with his agent. These...