{"id":273522,"date":"2026-01-31T10:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T10:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/273522\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T10:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T10:09:08","slug":"mohamed-amoura-left-out-of-wolfsburg-squad-as-leeds-line-up-blockbuster-late-transfer-announcement-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/273522\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohamed Amoura left out of Wolfsburg squad as Leeds line up blockbuster late transfer, announcement made"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/leeds-1-2-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mohamed Amoura in a Leeds shirt at Elland Road\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 20%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Manh Tung &#8211; Breaking Media Ltd<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769854147_19_5901efff0a1078a93eea119ccc4cb978.png\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Danny Wright\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Sat 31 January 2026 8:44, UK Updated Sat 31 January 2026 9:55, UK <\/p>\n<p>Leeds have shown an interest in signing Wolfsburg striker Mohamed Amoura in the closing stages of the winter transfer window.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/daniel-farke\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Farke<\/a> is keen to bolster his strike force before the transfer deadline at 7pm on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Wolves and Norway striker <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/jorgen-strand-larsen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jorgen Strand Larsen<\/a> has been strongly linked with a move to <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elland Road<\/a>. However, the Whites have so far struggled to agree on a fee with the West Midlands club.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/leeds-united-already-find-jorgen-strand-larsen-alternative-in-10-goal-gem\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Genk striker Oh Hyeon-gyu is also reportedly a target for Leeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/dominic-calvert-lewin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dominic Calvert-Lewin<\/a> has been on fire for United this season, but that hasn\u2019t stopped Farke from wanting a new striker, with <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/mohamed-amoura\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amoura<\/a> the last name to be mentioned.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Leeds-PL-Table-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Leeds United manager Daniel Farke with Premier League table\" class=\"wp-image-220490\" \/>Credit: ImagoLeeds eye up Mohamed Amoura as he\u2019s axed from Wolfsburg squad<\/p>\n<p>France Football journalist Nabil Djellit reported on Friday that <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/leeds-in-hunt-to-sign-mohamed-amoura-as-dramatic-twist-lined-up-ahead-of-transfer-deadline\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds are in the hunt to sign Algeria striker Amoura from Wolfsburg<\/a> in the final days of the transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that the Yorkshire giants have a long-standing interest in the former Union Saint-Gilloise striker, who joined Wolfsburg permanently from USG last summer after an initial loan spell.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Amoura was left out of the Wolfsburg squad as they lost 1-0 away at Koln in the Bundesliga on Friday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2139 Mohammed Amoura steht heute aus disziplinarischen Gr\u00fcnden nicht im Kader.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; VfL Wolfsburg (@VfL_Wolfsburg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VfL_Wolfsburg\/status\/2017304715936026813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 30, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMohammed Amoura is not in the squad today for disciplinary reasons,\u201d said an official announcement by the German club\u2019s X account.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unknown why Amoura found himself axed from Daniel Bauer\u2019s squad. <\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s unlikely to have anything to do with a potential move to <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Djellit, a move at this stage of the winter window is unlikely, unless a \u201cdramatic\u201d twist happens.<\/p>\n<p>Should Leeds sign Mohamed Amoura or Jorgen Strand Larsen?<\/p>\n<p>Leeds are desperate to add to their attack before 7pm on Monday. Deep down they probably know that it\u2019s a matter of when and not if Calvert-Lewin picks up an injury.<\/p>\n<p>Strand Larsen was good for Wolves last season but has been terrible this term, scoring just once in the Premier League and being dropped from Rob Edwards\u2019 starting line-up.<\/p>\n<p>Mohamed AmouraStatJorgen Strand Larsen25Age25\u00a330.3mMarket value\u00a335.5m6.8525-26 Sofascore rating6.3217Matches played217Goals12Assists1Stats by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofascore.com\/football\/player\/compare?ids=1107591,876599&amp;ut_ids=_,17&amp;s_ids=_,76986&amp;s_types=_,overall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sofascore<\/a> (league only)<\/p>\n<p>Amoura, on the other hand, has scored seven times in the Bundesliga despite playing fewer minutes in the league (1,126) than Strand Larsen (1,385).<\/p>\n<p>Stats by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofascore.com\/football\/player\/mohamed-el-amine-amoura\/1107591?utm_source=motleedsnews.com&amp;utm_medium=FootballPlayerCard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sofascore<\/a> clearly show that Amoura would be the best option for Leeds.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/amoura-889x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mohamed Amoura's stats for Wolfsburg, by Sofascore\" class=\"wp-image-220910\" \/>Credit: Sofascore<\/p>\n<p>However, with Wolves bottom of the Premier League and doomed to relegation, it\u2019ll no doubt be easier for them to convince Strand Larsen to swap Molineux for Elland Road.<\/p>\n<p>Amoura could see a move to Leeds as a risk because right now, he\u2019s playing for an established Bundesliga club, and the Whites aren\u2019t exactly guaranteed of staying in the English top flight.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, there are clearly some issues behind the scenes at Wolfsburg, and that could prompt Leeds into making a late swoop for the Algeria international.<\/p>\n<p>Stay up to date this winter with our <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/leeds-2026-winter-transfer-window-every-done-deal-signing-exit-and-loan-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Leeds transfer tracker<\/a>. Click to see every done deal at Elland Road, plus expert reaction from our team of writers.<a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/lucas-perri\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/bryan-king\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/jaidon-anthony\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/mohamed-amoura\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Manh Tung &#8211; Breaking Media Ltd Sat 31 January 2026 8:44, UK Updated Sat 31 January 2026&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":273523,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,133447,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":{"0":"post-273522","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-mohamed-amoura","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-top-news","12":"tag-top-stories","13":"tag-topnews","14":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}