Tabloid reports onlyUpdated 9d ago

Issouf Sissokho to Leeds United

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Leeds United

Midfielder · 24y · Mali · contract until 2027

Chance it happens in January

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Carried by Sport Witness (aggregator) and Football Insider (tabloid).

Fee: Not reported
Reporters: 1

Where he ends up in the January windowEvery outcome by the January deadline, adding up to 100%. A move in a later window is not counted.

Leeds UnitedThis rumour
Other clubNot yet named
Stays at Maccabi Tel AvivNo move

What the number is based on

ReportingNo trusted reporter2 outlets, all tabloids or aggregatorsAgainst the move
ContractRuns to June 2027His club holds an option to extend
Leeds UnitedSpending close to its limitAgainst the move
FeeNot reported

The story so far

4 reports · newest first

Saturday
Football InsiderTrust 50via Transfer News CentralReport
“Leeds United want to sign Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder Issouf Sissoko.”
Football InsiderTrust 46via Transfer News LiveFull post
“🚨 Leeds United are considering a January move for Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder Issouf Sissokho. The 24-year-old is keen to join Leeds, who have monitored him since last year and could secure a cut-price deal.”
Friday
Football InsiderTrust 55First reportFirst reportReport
“Sources: Leeds set sights on signing Issouf Sissokho, there is 'buy-in from the player'…”
Wednesday
Sport WitnessTrust 55Earliest mentionEarliest mentionFull post
“Leeds United face tough battle for signing – Whites make approach for January move. Leeds United have to be wary of competition from other clubs in the race to sign Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Issouf Sissokho and have to step up quickly to bring him to the Premier League in the winter…”

Chance it happens in January

Long shot

AuthorTransfer Tracker AnalystLast updated3 Nov 2026StatusUp to date

Leeds linked with cut-price January move for Sissokho

The situation

Leeds United have been linked with a January move for Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder Issouf Sissokho, with reports suggesting the Premier League club have made an approach and are weighing up a cut-price deal given his contract situation. The 24-year-old Mali international is said to have shown willingness to join, and Leeds have reportedly monitored him since last year. No transfer window is open for Premier League clubs today; the next chance to do business is January 2027, running from 1 January to 1 February.

The reporting

Football Insider first reported it on 30 October, and the story has since been relayed by Transfer News Central and Transfer News Live, both drawing on that same original line. Sport Witness added a separate claim on 28 October about rival interest. No trusted reporter has corroborated this, so it sits as a single thread of reporting repeated rather than independently confirmed.

The outlook

The chance of this move happening looks slim for now. Sissokho has six months left on his deal when the window opens, with Leeds reportedly eyeing value given that short runway, but Maccabi Tel Aviv hold a club option to extend him by a year, meaning they are under no pressure to sell cheap. Competition from other clubs, as Sport Witness flagged, adds another obstacle. Until firmer figures or a concrete approach emerge, this remains speculative.

What to watch

The next real test comes when the January window opens on 1 January 2027: watch for whether Leeds formalise any approach, and whether Maccabi Tel Aviv's stance on the option shifts.

Sources the analyst weighed

Sport WitnessTrust 55

Football InsiderTrust 55