‘High chance that one happens’: Phil Hay says there’s a good chance £15m player will be coming to Leeds
Leeds United could be about to solve one of the biggest problems in their squad.
Indeed, the Whites have been struggling at right-back for absolutely ages now, but it looks as though help could be on the way.
Djed Spence from Tottenham has been strongly linked with a move to Leeds as of late, and according to Phil Hay, speaking on the BBC’s Transfer Gossip Daily Podcast, there is a high chance that this move goes ahead.
Indeed, Hay says that he gets the impression that Spence thinks this would be a good move for him, and it sounds as though the Tottenham man could be on his way to Elland Road soon.
High chance
Hay shared what he knows about the £15m defender.
“Spence is very much proven in this division, he won’t involved at Spurs from what we can gather this season. Leeds would like him on a season long loan, and if they decide he’s for them and he wants to come I think there’s a high chance that one happens,” Hay said.
“I get the impression it is (seen as a step down), but Leeds are having that thing of being back in the Championship and finding out who wants to play in this division, which isn’t many. But I get the impression that Spence thinks this would be a good move for him and Leeds would certainly take him and they would be very happy to get him through the door.”
Fantastic addition
This would be a truly brilliant addition to this Leeds squad.
As Spence showed at Nottingham Forest, he’s way too good for the Championship, and in a Daniel Farke team where full-backs are trusted to get forward, Spence could cause havoc in this side.
Luke Ayling has, quite simply, not been at the races this season, and replacing him with Spence would be a massive upgrade.
This isn’t a done deal just yet, but it sounds as though it is moving in the right direction.
Report: Leeds now face fight to sign ‘special’ 24-year-old as Championship trio ready moves
Leeds United have been joined in the race by Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Middlesbrough for Nottingham Forest midfielder Lewis O’Brien.
That is according to journalist Alan Nixon, who provided the update on Leeds‘ pursuit of O’Brien on his Patreon as the window heads into the final stretch.
It is said that Coventry, Ipswich and Middlesbrough have all enquired about the possibility of taking O’Brien on loan for the full season.
Leeds are also keen on signing the 24-year-old – who Carlos Corberan hailed as ‘special’ back in 2021 – in a temporary deal as they ramp up their pursuit of a new midfielder.
Forest ideally want to sell O’Brien permanently or include a purchase option in a loan deal, but none of the Championship quartet are yet to warm to that idea.
Leeds face fight to sign Forest’s O’Brien
O’Brien is among several midfielders having been linked with a move to Leeds ahead of Friday’s 11pm deadline.
The Whites are also chasing Rangers’ Glen Kamara and according to Fabrizio Romano, are close to an agreement for the 27-year-old after a summer full of speculation.
Fortuna Dusseldorf’s Ao Tanaka is the latest name on Leeds’ radar with Bild reporting over the weekend that a bid had been submitted.
O’Brien is undoubtedly the most proven of those options at this level, but at the same time, appears to be the most difficult to do.
According to Phil Hay, O’Brien is on a considerable salary at Forest and if the Premier League side want full coverage of his wages, it could put potential buyers off.
