Leeds United did attempt to sign another number 10 on deadline day but ultimately came out empty handed.
Speaking in the final 48 hours of the window, Daniel Farke made clear his desire for three new signings – a full-back, central midfielder and number 10.
Isaac Schmidt and Ao Tanaka, Leeds were able to land the first two. However, for whatever reason, they did not manage to complete the trio of signings on Farke‘s wishlist.
Farke has since made his dissatisfaction clear at Leeds’ failure to add a 10, though Angus Kinnear was quick to shut down any tension behind-the-scenes in an interview with the Square Ball.
In fact, Kinnear spoke of players including Emi Buendia and Gustavo Hamer in which they targeted, before then suggesting they were simply unable to find one within their price range.
Leeds agreed deal for Roland Sallai in August
Heading into deadline day, Hamer and Freiburg’s Roland Sallai were the two main targets, with attempts made for both players.
Leeds are said to have made a cash + Joel Piroe offer for the former, though the club were quick to deny that. Kinnear has since opened up on how they learned quickly Sheffield United would not sell Hamer.
However, Sallai was someone Kinnear did not discuss and FOTOMAC editor Sergen Dag has actually revealed Leeds came very close to signing the Hungarian international.