Leeds United had a dreadful end to their transfer window on Monday night. The club failed to bring the attacking reinforcements into their squad despite Daniel Farke pleading over the weekend about the need for a couple of forwards.
The Whites spent more than £100m on 10 new players in the summer. However, they ended the transfer window with a whimper, while looking devoid of any ideas and concrete plans on deadline day, when Farke urged the importance of adding to their forward line last weekend.
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Leeds attempted to sign Wales winger Harry Wilson, but the transfer collapsed once Fulham changed their mind about not selling him, despite the Whites offering more money and having the player’s consent for the proposed transfer.
The Yorkshire giants are now being urged to look at players in the free agent market to fill the gaps in their squad, and they have been heavily linked with a move for ex-Burnley captain Josh Brownhill.
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Brownhill has become a huge topic of discussion, and the rumour mill has gone into overdrive since the transfer window closed on Monday.
He has a huge offer on his table, but the midfielder has not made a decision yet amid interest from Leeds, and is expected to take a call in the next few days.
West Ham are among the clubs that have been linked with an interest in him, but it has been claimed that the Hammers are not looking to sign him.
A West Ham source has dismissed the claims and is insistent that West Ham are not pushing to sign the former Burnley captain.
The source told Claret and Hugh: “West Ham aren’t going for Brownhill. It’s a made-up story.”
He is still being linked with a move to Saudi Arabia, but he is believed to be keen to stay in England and play in the Premier League this season.
Leeds are believed to be pushing to convince the player to move to Elland Road to take up the attacking midfielder’s role.
The noise coming out of Leeds about free transfer signings is not encouraging
While Leeds fans are urging the club to make a move to bring in a couple of free transfer deals, the noise coming from the club is not filling anyone with hope.
Leeds managing director Robbie Evans addressed the possibility of free transfer deals during his media briefing on Tuesday, and his words were not encouraging.
He said: “I don’t think right now there’s any need so great that it’s worth going to the free agent market to fill it, in part because I doubt the right player is there.
“It’s a great market for injuries. So last year brought Josuha [Guilavogui] on. We had an emergency crisis with injuries. But beyond that, it’s probably wait and see.
“We don’t see using free agency as a priority because there’s only a handful of players we felt were good enough to begin with, and the pool obviously shrinks dramatically when you go from the entirety of the window, or the players in the window, to the handful of free agents that are available.”
Leeds fans will hope this is an attempt to misdirect while the club work on a couple of free transfer deals.
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