It's probably worth saying that if a player is linked with Leeds United and goes elsewhere for a reasonable price, it is not necessarily a ‘missed opportunity’.
First of all, the majority of these links are far from scrupulous, often speculative and largely inaccurate. There have been a few case points in recent days.
The claims that canvassed social media this week mooting that Leeds were talking over a return move for Kalvin Phillips emerged from a faceless account and the notion was quickly shot down by those at Elland Road .
Amid massive wages and the possibility he misses all of pre-season post-operation, a transfer for Phillips was branded highly unlikely. Next, the agent of Getafe attacker Christantus Uche went public to rubbish links with Leeds move.
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