LUFC Leeds United January Transfer Rumours - Week Two
Vital Leeds United is once again keeping you up to date with all the transfer rumours surrounding the club during the transfer window.
The week started well for Leeds with the news that on loan midfielder Liam Bridcutt had extended his loan deal with the club for the remainder of the season.
By the end of the week, Leeds had added a second player with Middlesbrough winger Mustapha Carayol signing on loan. His move coming out of the blue having not been previously linked with a move to Elland Road.
Leeds have been linked with a number of players coming into Elland Road this week.
Football League World have linked Peterborough striker Connor Washington with a move to Leeds.
The Daily Mail is linking highly regarded Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish with a move to Leeds.
Aston Villa midfielder Gary Gardner was also linked with a move to Leeds before opting to join fellow championship side Nottingham Forest according to The 72.
A number of players have been linked with a move away from Elland Road in the past week.
Young midfielder Lewis Cook is being linked with an £8m move to AFC Bournemouth with Shoot the first people to link him with a move to the south coast club.
Leicester City and Norwich City are the latest Premier League sides to be linked with Sam Byram according to Clubcall.
The Daily and Sunday Express are also linking him with a move to Crystal Palace. Byram has also been linked with Watford by Shoot , but the Premier League club have denied any interest. Swansea City are also interested according to Wales Online.
Striker Mirco Antenucci is being linked with Ascoli, Bari and Cagliari according to Inside Football and Alfredo Pedulla is linking him with Novara. Sport Witness also linked him with a move to Pescara.
Fellow Italian Giuseppe Bellusci is also being linked with a return to his home country. Inside Football state that a number of clubs are interested in the central defender with Hellas Verona having tabled a bid. They also claim that Leeds owner Massimo Cellino has slapped a £4m to £5m price tag on him.
Midfielder Tommaso Bianchi is also being linked with a return to Italy with Ascoli keen to sign him according to tuttomercatoweb.
Start
IN
Kyle Lafferty - Norwich City ( The Express)
Anthony Stokes - Celtic ( The Scotsman)
Jason Cummings - Hibernian ( The Mail Online )
Peter Crouch - Stoke City ( Yorkshire Evening Post)
OUT
Sam Byram - Arsenal, Everton & Liverpool (The Daily Express ) Aston Villa & Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland ( FootballFanCast , Bournemouth ( (The Mail Online) West Ham (The Telegraph)
Lewis Cook -Manchester United & Liverpool (The Express)
Charlie Taylor - Crystal Palace ( The Guardian )
Week Two
IN
Connor Washington - Peterborough (Football League World)
Jack Grealish - Aston Villa (The Daily Mail)
Gary Gardner - Aston Villa (The 72)
OUT
Lewis Cook - Bournemouth (Shoot)
Sam Byram - Leicester & Norwich (Clubcall) Crystal Palace (The Daily and Sunday Express) Watford ( (Shoot) ), Swansea City (Wales Online)
Mirco Antenucci - Ascoli, Bari & Cagliari (Inside Football) Novara (Alfredo Pedulla) (Sport Witness)
Giuseppe Bellusci - Hellas Verona (Inside Football)
Tommaso Bianchi - Ascoli ( tuttomercatoweb)