Leeds United’s pursuit of a striker seems to be at a bit of an impasse at the moment.
Che Adams doesn’t seem to be on his way, they’ve been knocked back in their pursuit of Andre Gray, and Dwight Gayle’s injury seems to be affecting their interest there.
Of course, they aren’t the only strikers available, and they’re not the only ones they’ve been linked with.
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It was a while back now, but Leeds have reportedly shown an interest in signing Matej Vydra in this window (The Mirror 22/11 page 74).
However, it seems as if the club are hesitant to go for that deal as Phil Hay has stated that Leeds’ history with Vydra may put them off looking into signing him again.
For anyone who can’t remember, the Czech forward was due to sign for Leeds in a deal worth £11m, but that fell apart late on as the two parties couldn’t agree personal terms.
Vydra went to Burnley and Leeds signed Patrick Bamford, and from that point the rest is history.
However, with Vyrdra only playing 100 minutes of league football this term, and Leeds’ need for a striker the interest has seemingly been drummed up again, but the feeling around the club is seemingly that they don’t want the same thing to happen again.
Perhaps the club are being overly-pessimistic with that view though.
The former Derby man was a hot commodity last time Leeds went for him, as he’d just won the Championship Golden Boot, but since then he’s become something of a forgotten man at Burnley as he’s played just 100 minutes this term.
He wouldn’t be able to be as picky with his destination this time, as he’s not done enough lately to warrant huge interest in his services, but if he can rekindle the form that saw him score 21 times for the Rams last time he was in the Championship he could be a wonderful addition to United’s frontline.
Leeds should swallow their pride and take the plunge and ask about Vydra as the transfer window is ticking down and their options are becoming more limited by the day.
In other news, Phil Hay has hinted towards a late transfer twist for Leeds United.