Hands were shaken with Brendan Rodgers, Jack Harrison was inside Leicester City’s state-of-the-art training complex, the wheels were in motion and yet the transfer plug was pulled around 9.15pm on deadline day.
Going into Jesse Marsch’s first press conference since the window had closed, the big question was why. What had caused Leeds United minds to be changed at such a late hour?
The Whites went into the final day of the month knowing about Rodrigo’s ankle surgery and yet still the interest from King Power Stadium was entertained. Marsch maintains there was a resolute desire to keep Harrison, while Harrison wanted to be kept.