Leeds Super Fans react as plug pulled on Lewis O’Brien deal
This is part of a regular series from our panel of Leeds United Super Fans. Each week, Super Fans from our Leeds Insider Facebook page will deliver their verdicts on the biggest talking points and news stories around Elland Road…
Leeds United and their reported interest in Huddersfield Town midfielder Lewis O’Brien has become the transfer saga of the summer.
The Telegraph initially reported this month that the Whites were closing in on a £7million deal plus add-ons.
Nothing has come of that, with the move looking more and more unlikely as the month creeps closer to the deadline.
Football Insider have emphatically brought an end to this saga over the weekend ahead of the Burnley clash.
They have reported on their website that the Whites have pulled the plug on a major deal for the Terriers midfielder.
It is suggested that with Adam Forshaw finally returning from injury to start his first game in nearly two years this week has changed the mind of Marcelo Bielsa and his transfer team.
We have asked our esteemed panel of Super Fans over on the Leeds Insider Facebook page if the Whites had made a mistake with pulling the plug.
The response was overwhelming, with the majority claiming that they want to see much bigger names at Elland Road.
Here’s what they said below…
So, it looks as though not many are too fussed.
The Whites are being urged to splash the cash on bigger names, but that looks very unlikely between now and Tuesday night’s deadline.
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