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Speaking to Football Insider, Noel Whelan has compared Leeds’ pursuit of Ryan Kent to the signing of Patrick Bamford last summer.
What’s he said?
Leeds’ transfer activity has been rather dead in the water over the last few weeks following Victor Orta’s comments that they were 90% done in terms of the plan they had in place.
Andrea Petagna has been linked with the club this week whilst talk of Ryan Kent just won’t go away.
Leeds Live claim that the Liverpool man is still the outstanding option they’d go for, suggesting there is room for the right player on the right terms.
However, Whelan has suggested that he can see the Whites signing the 22-year-old, hinting that they could be in line for a similar scenario to one of their current players. He told Football Insider:
“Ryan Kent is available now for £10m, not for loan, and I can see Bielsa signing him, he’s one he would want.
“We saw last summer with the Patrick Bamford signing how Leeds are willing to bide their time, get rid of the players they don’t want and spend big money for the one they do.
“We could have a Bamford-style scenario with Kent.”
Question of funding
Leeds left things relatively late to secure the signature of Bamford last term.
The Yorkshire club were in talks with Middlesbrough at a similar time of the year in 2018 before eventually landing him at the back end of July.
He arrived in a deal that could rise to £10m, a similar fee being touted for Kent by Whelan.
Leeds have yet to go big in the window but if they did indeed land the Liverpool winger, it would show they are willing to be patient in their approach.
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Questions may have to be raised over whether it’s the right one considering the new season kicks off this weekend but there could also be issues in terms of the money the club can ship out for a player.
Earlier in the window hints were made that they sold Pontus Jansson for financial fair play reasons which demonstrates they don’t have a great deal to work with.
Comparisons with Bamford are near spot-on, but an expensive move for Kent may well be out of Leeds’ hands as the window draws to a close.
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