Leeds Transfer Rumours

29 Jan 2026 20:05:38
Leeds put in lowball offer for JSL

Wolves decline

Leeds put in a sensible offer but lower than what wolves wanted.

Wolves wait.

Wolves leak information to the press about other clubs interest.

Wolves leak information about CP interest.

CP says "maybe. Depends on other players"

Wolves fabricate information about a £50 million offer form Palace.

Palace say lol, we've signed our original target.

Now.

Wolves can renegotiate with Leeds or do nothing.

That's where we're at.

All the media furor was/ is Wolves trying to pump up the price.

{Ed025's Note - spot on for me Mo, Wolves are panicking imo mate..

29 Jan 2026 20:54:53
They need as much money as possible but they may have been too greedy. For them to have a £50 million deal (let's pretend) and make a meal out of it, only to come back to Leeds is a desperate, desperate move.

I hope Leeds take them to the cleaners to teach them a lesson and to show that we aren't to be messed about.

29 Jan 2026 21:18:54
Never my 1 million less per day, it's 5 mill a day now lol.

29 Jan 2026 21:55:02
That sounds very plausible MoT . depends now how desperate are Wolves are to sell all indications are that they need to sell now …Leeds may yet get a deal that the we’re hoping for.

29 Jan 2026 22:46:00
What we should do now is withdraw our original offer and make a new one with two alternatives.
1 Buy now for say £20M
Or
2 A loan with an obligation to buy in July for say £25M

They can then choose either a reduced sum now, or an increased sum in 6 months time which would also suit Leeds PSR calculations.

30 Jan 2026 10:51:31
Max Price for JSL is £30M at the age of 25 (only 3 years younger than DCL! ) . He is a viable option and would fit Farkes request to operate with a smaller group and cover for CF (He cannot play anywhere else) and would have re-sale value if it didn't work out.

Wolves are down, so we hold the upper hand here. don't disrupt the team spirit if he's not keen to come. MOT.

30 Jan 2026 16:34:42
I've s sneaky suspicion that Palace never did suggest they might pay £45-50M, and that rumour was just Wolves trying to drive the price up, and Palace don't want to play that game.

29 Jan 2026 13:17:10
If Leeds went to 40million and it was rejected then they were correct to pull away … if Wolves got 50milion then fair play but not 50 million of Leeds money very typical over inflated January deal.

29 Jan 2026 14:35:12
Who says we pulled away?

29 Jan 2026 15:28:37
Well they didn’t increase the offer … so walked away.

29 Jan 2026 15:46:16
That doesn’t constitute pulling out, it means we were out bid.

29 Jan 2026 17:51:44
Well it looks now if JSL to Palace is off …so door open again for Leeds?

29 Jan 2026 18:04:39
Where is this info from?

29 Jan 2026 18:14:48
It's on BBC, Palace agree £50m Strand Larsen deal as Forest chase Mateta.

29 Jan 2026 19:40:31
Palace have agreed fee for Guessand from Villa and are having second thoughts on JSL from Crystal Palace sources.

29 Jan 2026 19:44:16
Palace yet to table a written offer, on BBC sport. Hope they get a move on don’t want him at that price. £15 mil max.

29 Jan 2026 19:48:55
That was subject to Palace tabling a written formal offer for the Norway forward, which Wolves would have accepted.
However, that offer, which was expected to arrive on Thursday, is yet to be received - and sources indicate Wolves have been informed Palace no longer want to proceed with the deal

BBC sport.

30 Jan 2026 07:36:10
It would be very difficult to actually make this one up!

30 Jan 2026 12:32:13
It would bright. Ridiculous.

29 Jan 2026 06:10:43
Fee agreed between Palace and Wolves for Strand Larsen. Sorry guys.

29 Jan 2026 07:25:59
Plan B it is then. Whose that?

29 Jan 2026 07:35:06
I'll believe it if I see it! Right now, I haven't, so I don't! You can be open about being Palace tho, ya know!

29 Jan 2026 09:08:09
I’m not Palace at all, hoping he ends up at Leeds as much as you but it doesn’t look good.

29 Jan 2026 09:35:17
Its crazy how all the frustrations about Leeds are so commonly known.

If you were to ask 100 Leeds fans what their top 5 were, nearly 100% of them would have "Farke not making changes soon enough" and "not being aggressive enough in the transfer window" as two of them.

Its so frustrating. I do fee like the 49ers think the Leeds (and their) pull is bigger than what it is and they can afford to wait things out. That's just not the case. We're a newly promoted club, you have to tackle these things aggressively like Sunderland.

Nearly every fan looked at their summer window and said "wow". Some contrarians said "It'll never work" but look at them. Nearing safe by January having finished 20+ points below us last season.

So frustrating.

29 Jan 2026 09:40:10
Apparently the Palace bid is £45m plus another £5m in add-ons. Is he worth that? Time will tell.

29 Jan 2026 09:48:01
Palace won't spend 40mil he's talking bull.

29 Jan 2026 10:29:03
If Leeds do lose out on this after such public interest, it will show how little they've learnt nothing from how they lost out on players to Sunderland, at the start of ths season.

29 Jan 2026 10:38:22
Player can say no as well.

29 Jan 2026 10:43:06
It's not signed until it's signed.

29 Jan 2026 10:58:20
How about hijacking Florists move for Mateta instead?

29 Jan 2026 11:13:11
Losing out to other clubs over transfers is no big deal, it just shows someone else sees the same potential as us. The real problem is not having a Plan B, unless of course there is one and we just don't know about it - yet! 😒.

29 Jan 2026 13:31:58
If this deal is done at £50 million then Leeds did right by walking away.

29 Jan 2026 14:55:58
Mo, if your coping mechanism is to say we walked away then all good for you.
We did our usual softly softly approach and have been blown away.

By no means am I saying he is good value because he isn’t and wouldn’t have been at £40m but let’s not dress it up here, we’ve dropped the ball again like we did so many times in the summer.

Just wait for the fraudyniners presser.
“ we were never after him anyway”
We are happy with what we have”
We tried”
Rubbish.

29 Jan 2026 16:50:56
Well, well, I need to eat my hat, and gladly will!
Credit as due, that was good early info kicker, and who you support is not in the equation! Feel free to take 3 free potshots at me without rebuke in response! 🍻🍻🍻.

29 Jan 2026 19:56:18
It's not signed until it's signed and it isn't signed.

28 Jan 2026 18:11:56
Leeds moving quick on JSL to anticipate Palace move. Total package could be £40+m wihen add-ons finalised…

You heard it here first
Leeds also looking at Sterling on a short-term contract with option to extend. He is on a free having terminated his contract with Chelsea….

28 Jan 2026 19:09:22
Don't share false rumours, we need about five other positions more than another winger.

28 Jan 2026 19:13:34
Anyone know if there's any medicals booked yet?

28 Jan 2026 20:48:30
"You heard it here first" lol

Hopefully the last aswell.

Poppycock.

29 Jan 2026 00:45:44
We need Sterling like a hole in the head.

29 Jan 2026 07:11:55
Apparently we have a medical booked for tomorrow but no idea for whom it if it even goes ahead.

29 Jan 2026 09:03:36
Bamford maybe. Home sickness.

29 Jan 2026 09:43:14
If LAD doesn't say it then no medical.

29 Jan 2026 12:11:10
Love the word “apparently”.

29 Jan 2026 14:49:59
its one one of my faves, Corkey - those keys are nearly worn out on my keyboard I type it so much.

28 Jan 2026 08:08:45
Ipsbitch offering a deal worth around £10m for Piroe but Piroe does not want to move back to the Championship. Club would be happy to move him on.

28 Jan 2026 09:11:07
Needs to realise he's not good enough for the Prem and move on.

28 Jan 2026 10:28:40
Or find a foreign team that he can start at. Obviously a pay day player with no ambition.

28 Jan 2026 11:10:53
Whatever his level, he's worth more then £10 million.

28 Jan 2026 13:51:14
Like any product being sold, he's only worth what potential buyers are prepared to pay. If nobody is prepared to pay more than £10M, then that's what he's worth. We may think that Strand Larsen is not worth £40M, but if we're not prepared to pay that much but someone else is then that's what he's worth, that's supply and demand.

28 Jan 2026 14:19:48
Agree, supply and demand.

27 Jan 2026 23:13:19
Aidan Butterworth, another Waccoe ITK, saying we are likely to land JSL.

28 Jan 2026 01:05:30
I recognise that name, a former LU player. If that's him, Wikipaedia says he was last heard if in Toronto, Canada. 😮.

28 Jan 2026 02:57:16
For how much though?

28 Jan 2026 07:29:03
He's not ITK.

28 Jan 2026 07:38:52
🤣😂🤣.

28 Jan 2026 11:12:07
Graham smyth is not itk, he is told what to post by Leeds and is a highly curated journalist like beren 'i love my industry' cross.

28 Jan 2026 12:57:23
You mean a puppet mot.

28 Jan 2026 13:52:10
. or Muppet!

28 Jan 2026 14:22:24
Bit harsh gents, clubs and agents control the narratives now and drip feed what they want through Pletenburg or Romano. Local journos are only ever getting info second or third hand now, that's just how the industry works.

28 Jan 2026 15:57:10
Aidan Butterworth. He’s a blast from the past!
Saw him away at Fulham when I was a nipper and he looked a great player. He then quit football as far as I remember to study abroad.

28 Jan 2026 17:10:08
That's right Corkey. He was a very promising member of King Billy's team IIRC?
Which begs the question of how "in the know" someone who left the club over 40yrs ago, leaving footie altogether, can actually be!?

28 Jan 2026 17:18:45
It's not the real Butterworth fellas.

28 Jan 2026 22:01:04
I went to school at Tad with Aiden. He'll be 64 now and there is no way on earth he would be posting rumours on any site. Last time I saw him he was watching us at ER in the West Stand and working as a rep for a football boot manufacturer. Injury caused him to quit football too early.

26 Jan 2026 03:35:10
Saying we have offered 39 for Larsen. Bloody hope not. If we pay that I will want a 20+ striker.

26 Jan 2026 06:58:15
Aus, I’d tend to agree but given the ridiculous prices of an average player these days £40m get you maybe a 10-15 goal striker.
20-25 goals is in that next bracket of say 60-100m and even that doesn’t guarantee that goal tally.


It’s crazy and ruining the game.
Look at Man City, spent over £400m since the start of last January and Pep recons he needs £200m more to get them back on top!
That’s the problem.

26 Jan 2026 07:36:26
Agree Aus.

26 Jan 2026 09:15:40
A 20+ Prem striker costs about £70m these days, it's not 2008 anymore.

26 Jan 2026 09:47:14
Yeah I know Dave. Top 6 and other pretenders willing to buy multiple players at over 60 mill each. None gone for Larsen though.

26 Jan 2026 11:10:34
DCL and Nmecha were free and DCL (last I checked) topped the charts for most goals for a signing this year.

By those standards, JSL needs to win the golden boot.

26 Jan 2026 11:44:21
Alongside DCL, maybe he could Mo?

26 Jan 2026 12:44:26
Big bar stewards FC would be a laugh with the triple barrels up front and the speedsters of BA/ FB behind.

26 Jan 2026 17:24:19
Strikers only score 20 plus a season if they're in top six teams. I know a quality striker will part of the reason the team ends being top six, but my point is, if Haaland, Kane, Salah, the Newcastle version of Isak et al were playing for us or one of the teams around us they wouldn't be scoring anything like the amounts they do for the clubs they play for.

They would improve us for sure but a 25 goal striker at say Arsenal would maybe get 15 for us. So we can't sensibly expect 25 goals a season from JSL or anyone else just by adding him. to our squad. I genuinely think if DCL had been. at Arsenal this season he'd be in the running for the golden boot. I hope Arteta doesn't visit thos site.

26 Jan 2026 18:47:54
In Leeds’ top flight history only 3 players have score 20 goals (league) , these were Charles, Chapman and Viduka. Demanding a 20-goal striker for £30-40m is just stupidity. Whilst some players have done so multiple times (Shearer, Kane et al) there occasions are relatively low compared to the number of opportunities there have been.

There needs to be a serious reality check when making demands of managers/ owners when making signings. Is JSL the absolute best striker about, no he isn’t. Is he bloody good, solid and a premier league standard player; heck yes.

26 Jan 2026 18:56:56
Aus, they did! Newcastle offered £55m for him in the summer, it was rejected by Wolves and Newcastle turned to Waldermader instead.

26 Jan 2026 22:07:01
In my first season watching Leeds, John Charles scored 38 goals, for a 46 game season. Now there was a player who really deserved the accolade "great".

26 Jan 2026 23:07:51
Sell tanaka, buy JSL and another defender.

27 Jan 2026 12:32:01
Doesn’t this JSL debacle sound eerily like the summer Paxiou pursuit, focus all eggs on one player to whet the fans appetite only to only lose out at the last minute to another team! We tried! If as said we are only 1 million short on our offer why not just pay the million and get it done, or do we wait for Palace to get involved and say he wanted to go to Palace! Smoke and mirrors, I’d love to be wrong .

27 Jan 2026 13:19:56
All a show to them. As proved in summer. Throw so many players in the mix and then can’t be blamed for missing out.
Nobody else wants this guy now. No way they should be offering more than 25. What’s the point.

27 Jan 2026 14:19:28
Its flabbergasting how little understanding of our current situation, the modern game or the way clubs work is being shown by some of the comments here.

words fail me!

27 Jan 2026 15:23:40
I have a very good understanding of how the modern game works, I have not much of an understanding of how our club works, except going off recent transfer showing ins, spent the whole summer telling us they were pursuing Paxiou only to lose out to Marseille, surely you don’t have to be Einstein to work out he’s was never coming to Leeds, so just saying it’s screams of wool pulling over eyes .

All of our summer incomings from what I can remember, correct me if I’m wrong were announced namely out of the blue, then concluded quite quickly! None dragged on he whole window, I’ll bow to your superior knowledge if you can correct me! West Ham for example name Castellana after we Namecheck him and sign 2 strikers within a couple weeks of announcing interest, as informed by a trusted colleague of mine, why does Leeds business sometimes complete early and others take so long, namely when they don’t happen at all!

27 Jan 2026 17:21:57
The club ain't claimed interest in anyone this window. It's the media.
Agree Alf. Some of the demands in here defy logic.

27 Jan 2026 18:39:48
So no bid has been made and refused for JSL, it’s just been made up by the media, that makes sense!

27 Jan 2026 23:24:04
Raggity, how does the media know we’ve bid on JSL? because someone told them? (if true) (in this case it’s true) and who gains by letting the media know they’ve bid but not at asking price? Who gains by adding pressure to the situation? Who possibly gets more money if more suitors are interested? So it’s clearly isn’t Leeds united leaking this to the press, and if it’s Wolves doing it then do you think it’s as simple as adding a few million onto our offer and clicking submit?

It’s not fifa or football manager where you click a few buttons and you have a new player.

28 Jan 2026 07:17:25
There is multiple devices for communication as it’s 2026! if Wolves have leaked the offer to the press to invite other interested parties, whom they haven’t revealed yet it’s hardly rocket science or a new concept? By evidence our tpeople have encountered how transfers work and how to get them done! Or am I mistaken? Has the concept changed in the last few months? If PSR is a problem why attempt to do a deal? Do they think Wolves will give him to us out of pity?

28 Jan 2026 07:40:22
To answer your question: you are mistaken.

28 Jan 2026 07:41:05
Don’t be mistaken I would love us to purchase JSL or any striker that could add a few goals to help us stay up . I just feel it’s a recurring theme near transfer windows nearing conclusion . A lot of speculation n, not much action, not just with the current owners, but the past ones also .

I really hope this time around something materialises . My opinion is with so much at stake we can’t gamble on what we have, as injuries may happen and we will be left short!

28 Jan 2026 08:20:14
We have to be careful not to overspend and refuse to get drawn into a bidding war. 9ers are walking the thin line between ambition and being sensible. We also have to realise where we are in the football pyramid. Paxiou chose Marseille due to their UCL status and I think links to his family (although might be wrong on latter point) . At the end of the day we can only make offers but it's down to other clubs and the players themselves to make the final decision. For the teams it makes sense to wait and see if they need to sell at all or can make more money so why would they make a decision early? One way around it is to offer silly money to force an early decision like teams such as Chelski and Citeh do but we are not in a position to make those kinds of offers or take such huge financial risks (due to PSR - not because we don't have funds) .

Therefore we are in the position we are in. The interest in JSL is real but Wolves are in no hurry to sell with plenty of time left in the window.

28 Jan 2026 08:27:09
Also the idea that the club only work on one deal at a time is laughable. We make 100s of enquiries and explore many deals in a typical window simultaneously (as do all clubs) but we do have to wait on priorities if we have a preference as we can't sign everyone. What we, as fans, see is only the top of the iceberg made up largely of rumours and leaks or even just guesstimates in some outlets.

I get the frustration but just because we can't see clearly what is happening doesn't mean that there isn't anything happening. Look at the deal for FB. I didn't see or hear a single rumour about that until minutes before it was announced and yet it happened. How long were the club working on it? Who knows - certainly not us.

28 Jan 2026 10:55:03
I agree Alf, but this is a rumour site where us fans respond to rumours! If we was all in the know there would be no need for this site or any need to comment.

28 Jan 2026 13:01:10
Your comment about the club making things up as a method of pulling the wool over fans eyes is bang wrong though Raggity - that's my point.

28 Jan 2026 14:03:20
That’s your opinion Alf and I’ll stand by mine .

25 Jan 2026 09:42:02
Looks as if JSL has a relegation release clause in his existing contract which allows him to move on in the summer for close to what Wolves paid for him, circa 25million which is why Wolves are so keen to get him out the door over the next week.

Personally don't think he's got as many suitors as is being made out, think its pretty much a 1 horse race at the moment, have a feeling this gets done over the next couple of days as Leeds ready to walk away from the deal.

25 Jan 2026 12:02:11
Saley, I’d disagree totally.

If we want him it’s now, he will have loads after him in the summer.
Newcastle will probably go back in for him, Palace will, Everton have also been mentioned, then there’s European sides that will take a look at him.
I’d say we “over pay “ now or we miss out,
Thing is we do need a 9 now, taking sentiment out of it, Piroe isn’t what we need right now.

25 Jan 2026 12:05:47
Should walk away at 25.

25 Jan 2026 12:32:38
Time for a final take it or leave it offer so we can move on if we don't get a deal while we have time in this window.

25 Jan 2026 13:01:35
If wolves have rejected £33 plus add ons, just walk away.

They need the sale now more than we need the purchase.

25 Jan 2026 14:18:31
Agree MoT totally.

25 Jan 2026 14:53:37
Whatever they say, Wolves need to do a deal now. If they're relegated, they won't be able to ask such a high price as a Champo club, and will need every pound they can get to start rebuilding
If there is a relegation clause in JSL's contract, that would be a further complication they can do without. If we wait til the end of the season there may be more competition for his signature, so if we are to do it, now is the time.

Our negotiators will know (as we do not) how many competitors they have got, and can tailor their offer (s) accordingly. If it's a one horse race they can play hardball, if not they must set a ceiling to what they're prepared to offer, and be prepared to walk away if they are outbid. Personally I think we should offer no more than 35, preferably less, but in 8 days time we'll have our answer.

25 Jan 2026 14:56:23
People saying "over pay" that's absolutely NOT what we should be doing - we've been there, done that and got the tshirt, 30 plus add ons more than a fair offer, Wolves are a distressed seller and they are getting 25m max for him from someone in the summer due to his relegation clause, so they need to come down on their valuation otherwise we walk away and he sees the season out on their bench, its as simple as that.

25 Jan 2026 20:26:02
Personally, for THIS season rather than overpay for JSL I’d rather make an offer for Chris Wood, now well down the order at Florists.

25 Jan 2026 21:23:03
Chris Wood isn't down the pecking order at Forrest he's injured, he's just had a operation.

25 Jan 2026 21:45:05
When will he be fit Class? Recent surgery I believe.

25 Jan 2026 22:27:38
Hadn’t realised he was injured Canada, the actual point I was trying to make is specifically for this season. Certainly until we’re established £30-40 on JSL seems a massive financial gamble and DCL and Namecheck have shown you don’t need to spend silly money to get a fair return.

Just need to get past this season and PSR regulations, whist not unsettling the team spirit, in my humble opinion.

24 Jan 2026 08:38:33
Leeds United are exploring a late winter transfer window move for Ben Chilwell, per the Daily Mail.

24 Jan 2026 12:33:11
Not against that prov price right.

24 Jan 2026 14:39:51
Sensible, has played centre-back this season too.

24 Jan 2026 14:52:53
Read that too. Good going fwd, and defensively, and having garden played, could represent good value. Very experienced too!

24 Jan 2026 17:05:02
Garden? *Hardly!

24 Jan 2026 18:34:07
Leeds being ambitious during a January window?! You can garden believe it.

24 Jan 2026 21:14:27
Hahaha! You win humour this month, Mo!

24 Jan 2026 23:07:29
Chilwell has loads of experience and would be cover for Gabby at LWB and left side CB too. A good signing if the price is right. Only fly in the ointment is that whatever we spend on him reduces the funds available for more important targets such as a good striker.

25 Jan 2026 09:43:13
Would be a very sensible piece of business, yes please.

23 Jan 2026 10:46:38
A bid for JSL of 26 Mil has been turned down by Wolves. I can see this going to 30 Mil and possible sale if no other club intervenes.

23 Jan 2026 11:34:56
His reps have been in Leeds at ER and training ground to check out the area. He seems keen on the move. Just a sale price to be agreed. This started around the 6th Jan when the reps were first met (possibly even earlier, but that’s when I was told they first met) .

Shows how complex these transfers can be, that after 17 days or so the bid finally went in. Or they just couldn’t find a better alternative? Who knows.

23 Jan 2026 12:09:32
One thing in our favour is that his agent is a season ticket holder at ER.

23 Jan 2026 13:26:01
Good intel away mate. 20 tops for me as days tick ticking.

23 Jan 2026 23:36:12
Yeah his agent is a huge Leeds fan.

24 Jan 2026 00:50:00
The BBC are claiming that the bid that Wolves turned down was £33M, but hey what do they know?

24 Jan 2026 03:42:55
Don’t want us splashing that much. Think 30 absolute max. Rather struggle on with what we have. Or look elsewhere. Running out of time though.

24 Jan 2026 07:21:46
What do any of them know JR? Zero.

24 Jan 2026 10:56:26
Still feel it is to much for an average pl striker although in fairness when he had Cunha with him at wolves he scored more but after losing him to Man U he has lost a very good feeder/ 10.