Prior to Leicester City, Leeds United agrees to pay the £6 million Ilias Chair requested for a late QPR deal.
Darren Witcoop claims that Ilias Chair “is staying at QPR” despite Leeds United being willing to meet his £6 million asking price.
The Moroccan midfielder won’t be going, according to a Reach PLC journalist who tweeted late on deadline day (1 September), stating that his team “stuck to their guns” when they couldn’t find a substitute and that the Whites were willing to pay up to beat Leicester City to his signature.
Elland Road’s interest only “emerged late,” but it doesn’t seem to have been sufficient to close a deal at the last minute.
In addition to adding Ethan Ampadu earlier in the summer, Leeds United also added Glen Kamara and Ilia Gruev late in the transfer window to strengthen their midfield. Chair won’t be joining them, though.
Disappointed
The number 10 position may be one of the areas where Daniel Farke’s squad has been little understocked, therefore the 25-year-old could have been a more forward-thinking acquisition than the aforementioned trio.
a wealthy visitor from Swansea Joel Piroe made his debut in that position against Ipswich, when he scored together with his three offensive teammates and helped his club to a heartening 4-3 victory.
However, it appears that the manager desired a more specialized choice, especially after going through the difficulties of trying in vain to recruit Nadiem Amiri.
With 177 appearances in the second tier, including at least 39 in each of the last four seasons at Loftus Road, Chair would have been a very capable Championship alternative.
It may come as little surprise that Chair has emerged as a last-minute replacement given the significant interest shown in Coventry City’s Gustavo Hamer earlier in the window before his transfer to Sheffield United.
He may have been a useful signing for the Whites given his record of 26 goals and 24 assists in the Championship over the previous four seasons from midfield, but unless something drastically changes before 11 p.m., they are out of luck.
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On the final day before the deadline, Leeds United was rumored to be interested in Ola Solbakken, although images seem to suggest otherwise.
After focusing on exits early in the summer, The Whites have been busy at the back end of the window.Glen Kamara, who joined from Rangers to reinforce Daniel Farke’s midfield, was the most recent signing. With time running out before the deadline of 11 p.m. on Friday, Leeds is now being connected with another transfer.
The Daily Mail reported that Leeds and Serie A powerhouse AS Roma were ‘in negotiations’ regarding a winger transfer.
However, it appears that he is on his way to Olympiacos because pictures of the winger arriving in Greece ahead of a potential transfer have been taken by photographers.
The YEP is aware that Leeds did inquire about Solbakken, but a transfer was quickly written off.
He doesn’t grasp tactics the same way, Mourinho said after Solbakken arrived in the Italian capital earlier this year. He has no idea what a high press or the differences between 5-3-2 and 3-4-1-2 are. He needs to get better at playing with us. possesses merit yet cannot simply replace someone.
