Leeds United have sanctioned the loan exit of Daniel James to Fulham for the season. The Wales international is understood to have made the move in an effort to protect his match time ahead of the World Cup.
While Tottenham Hotspur had the strongest links to the winger coming into deadline day, there were multiple Premier League outfits monitoring his situation. Neither Leeds nor James were pushing to make a transfer happen in the days leading up to the window’s deadline.
However, Fulham emerged as front-runners and once the Whites had agreed a fee and personal terms with Bamba Dieng at Thursday lunchtime, the wheels were greased for James’s London switch. While signing pictures were being taken of James in Fulham colours, Leeds were discovering Dieng’s head had been turned.
