With less than 11 hours of the transfer window to run, Leeds United are keen to finally fill the forward vacancy they have carried all summer. Bamba Dieng is the latest forward to be pursued and the Whites are looking to conclude a permanent deal with Marseille before 11pm.
Daily Mail and Sky Sports News reported United’s interest in Dieng on the same morning Cody Gakpo was added to a list of forwards who got away this summer. When Eddie Nketiah was tackling the ball into Illan Meslier’s net in May, Leeds were of the opinion he would be their next striker.
However, Nketiah’s run of form to the end of the season made it impossible for Arsenal to let him go for free and tied him down to a new, lucrative contract. Charles De Ketelaere would follow, while Gakpo’s name lingered in the background throughout the window.
