Leeds United’s Chris Wood is in the form of his life, firing his side into a promotion race.

The striker has 17 goals across all competitions for the Yorkshire club, who currently sit third in the Sky Bet Championship.

The New Zealand international’s contribution has not gone unnoticed as Premier League sides, Sunderland and West Ham have shown interest in the Leeds man.

The Premier League strugglers are believed to be put off by the hefty £15m asking price Leeds have placed on their top scorer.

There are certainly many pros and cons to a potential deal for Leeds United, and we've decided to pinpoint these pros and cons.

FLW's Alfie Burns takes a look at two pros and two cons to Leeds selling Chris Wood, let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below!

 

Pro: The potential transfer fee

Leeds have reportedly put a £15m transfer fee to Chris Wood’s name, the same amount that Brentford value their striker Scott Hogan at.

Hogan, another striker West Ham have shown interest in, has 14 league goals- the same tally Wood has chalked up.

West Ham and Sunderland were believed to be put off by the hefty price-tag but could still stump up the money, as they are both in a battle to regain their Premier League status- where Wood’s goal scoring ability could be crucial.

£15m is a lot of money for a Championship player and the transfer fee would leave Leeds with a hefty transfer pot to find one or two quality replacements for Wood.

Pro: Consistency

During the 2016/17 campaign Wood has shown his consistency, finding the net 17 times- including three times in his last two appearances.

However, consistency has not always been part of Wood’s game.

During his time with Leicester City, Wood only scored four goals in 26 appearances during the 2013/14 campaign, which saw Leicester promoted.

Wood has previously struggled for consistency at Elland Road. During his first season with the club, Wood only found the net 13 times as Leeds struggled in mid-table.

Whites’ fans were also questioning Wood’s goal-scoring ability at the start of this season, where Wood failed to find the net in Leeds’ first two league games of the season.

Con: Wood’s replacement

There are no doubts that if Leeds received £15m for Wood, they would be able to find a more than capable replacement.

Jordan Rhodes is set to be made available for transfer from Middlesbrough, and a hefty bid for Leicester striker Leonardo Ulloa would surely prize away the Premier League winner.

Both these players have promotion experience from the Championship, and have shown they can score goals. However, would they be right for the current Leeds squad?

Wood is in great form for Leeds at the minute, and looks like a goal-threat in every game he plays.

His link up play has improved massively since the arrival of first-team coach James Beattie, and has struck up impressive partnerships with fellow attackers, Pablo Hernandez and Hadi Sacko.

If Leeds were to sell Wood, a likely replacement would probably be a Premier League striker who is not featuring regularly.

This could mean Leeds letting one of the most in-form Championship strikers leave and bringing in a player without match fitness and not nearly in the same type of confidence Wood currently has in-front of goal.

Con: Future rival?

As reported the two teams who seem interested in signing Chris Wood are West Ham and Sunderland.

Both these teams are currently in a relegation battle at the foot of the Premier League, whilst Leeds are looking for promotion.

Selling Wood to one of these clubs may not directly hinder Leeds this season but could during the 2017/18 campaign.

If either of the Premier League sides were to drop into the Championship, with Wood in their ranks, they would be a direct promotion rival to Leeds- assuming Leeds didn’t gain promotion this season.

On the other hand, if Leeds were to gain promotion after selling Wood to the Premier League, the transfer could cause the Yorkshire club problems in maintaining a top-fight status- again, assuming West Ham and Sunderland avoided relegation.