Leeds United’s deadline day is set to be a quiet one, and their chances of landing a signing before the window slams shut at 11PM may have just decreased even further.
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Indeed, it seems as though one of the Whites’ transfer targets has agreed a loan move with another Championship club.
What’s the story then?
The Yorkshire club had been linked with a move for £3.6m-rated defender Harold Moukoudi last week by L’Equipe, but they seem to have been pipped to his signature by another Championship club.
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Football Insider are reporting that Middlesbrough have won the race to bring the Cameroon international to England as the 6 foot 3 defender is reportedly set to jet in for a medical.
The centre-back will seemingly be signing for Jonathan Woodgate’s side on loan.
Unfortunate
It’s a shame to hear that Moukoudi isn’t joining Leeds this month as he looked like the perfect player for United.
His stats tell the whole story, a dominating defender who can also play out from the back, he has an 86.8% pass success rate and wins 3.2 aerial duels per game – two assets that may have proven useful for Leeds.
The above infographic shows exactly what the defender could have brought to the party at Elland Road.
Tough tackling, brilliant reading of the game and aerially dominant, this could have been the man to have put Leeds’ defence back on the right track after conceding 16 goals in their last eight league games, but it seems like it’s not meant to be.