Hope Akpan, Jermaine Anderson, Jordan Gibson, Adam Henley, Shay McCartan, Jake Reeves, George Sykes-Kenworthy (all released). This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). ©JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. A move for a midfielder broke down at the last minute over a medical, for reasons the player himself and his club disputed, before he was loaned elsewhere. That is really key, for cash flow. The LaLiga club announced on their Twitter feed: “#RealSociedad and @LUFC have reached an agreement in principle for the transfer of Diego Llorente... We wish you the best of luck in this new stage of your career, Diego.”. “But, in terms of positions, in a strange market that really reduced the capacity to attract good players, improving and adding personalities because it’s really important to keep this good environment, I am really happy with all the new signings, including the project about anticipating talent with young lads. If you are going to be strict with payment terms, perhaps you don’t sell anyone.”. Leeds United face 'transfer battle' next summer, Manchester United handed fresh Jadon Sancho boost – gossip, Leeds United handed transfer boost with fresh update on £20m-rated target, Huddersfield Town secure midfielder deal - Championship gossip. Leeds United have reached an agreement in principle to sign Real Sociedad defender Diego Llorente, the Spanish club have announced. Ins: Herbie Kane (Liverpool, £1.25m); Callum Brittain (MK Dons, undisc); Jack Aitchison (Celtic, undisc); Kilian Ludewig (RB Leipwig, season-long loan); Dominic Frieser (LASK Linz, undisc), Isaac Christie-Davies (free agent), Michal Helik (Cracovia, undisc); Matty James (Leicester, loan). “In the street the first question the fans ask is how can we get back to Elland Road to enjoy the Premier League? Previously, young players on the fringe of the first team like Gotts were not sent out on loan because they were considered too vital to life at Thorp Arch, where they take part in the weekly murderball sessions and develop under the watchful eye of Marcelo Bielsa. Ins: Dylan Mottley-Henry (unattached); Levi Sutton (Scunthorpe, free); Billy Clarke (Grimsby, free); Callum Cooke (Peterborough, free); Elliot Watt (Wolves, undisc); Bryce Hosannah (Leeds, loan); Gareth Evans (Portsmouth, free); Austin Samuels (Wolves, loan). “It’s always difficult to evaluate a window,” he told The YEP. Llorente is set to join up with fellow Spaniard Rodrigo, who moved to Elland Road from Valencia for a fee of £27million in August. Outs: Maxim Kouogun, Matthew Taylor, George Smith, Sam Jones (released). But it's like a lot of players we've analysed. “I think [Kent’s] club doesn’t want to sell him,” said Orta. It's disappointing but it's part of the process.". Sign Up. “If a team in League One and League Two really want a player then it’s a good synergy with us. “The availability is the most important situation most times. Raphinha appeared on the radar while a Vitória Guimarães player, before Marcelo Bielsa had even arrived at Elland Road, when Orta’s team became aware that the Brazilian could get an Italian passport and negate work permit difficulties. Ins: Pipa (Espanyol, undisc); Danny Ward (Cardiff), Joel Pereira (Man United, loan); Carel Eiting (Ajax, loan); Naby Sarr (Charlton, free). Leeds has a fantastic story to tell - and the Yorkshire Evening Post has been rooted firmly at the heart of telling the stories of our city since 1890. It's part of the market. Outs: George Friend (Birmingham, free); Adam Clayton (Birmingham, free); Dani Ayala (Blackburn, free), Tomas Mejias (Dinamo Bucharest, loan); Sam Stubbs (Fleetwood, undisc); Ben Liddle (Bristol Rovers, undisc); Connor Malley (Carlisle, loan); Rudy Gestede, Ryan Shotton (released); Lukas Nmecha, Ravel Morrison, Harold Moukoudi (loan return); Aynsley Pears (Blackburn, undisc); Stephen Walker (MK Dons, loan). His hope now is that his new signings keep Leeds in the Premier League long enough to satisfy his other craving. Outs: Jerry Yates (Blackpool, undisc); Josh Kayode (Carlisle, loan); Hakeeb Adelakun, Daniel Iversen, Dan Barlaser, Josh Koroma (loan return); Curtis Tilt (Wigan, loan); Jamie Proctor (Newport, loan); Laurence Bilboe (Oldham, free). Wolves boss outlines expectations from Leeds United clash facing Marcelo Bielsa's 'special way of coaching', 'Probably the best at the club' - Luke Ayling makes startling revelation about Leeds United team-mate Pascal Struijk. By doing so, you will be investing in something that is becoming increasingly rare. As for Cantwell and Sibley, Orta made no secret of the fact that they have been considered by his recruitment team. We need to put in practice the usefulness of the knowledge.". “When I was at Sevilla our goal was to be the first – the first watching this tournament, taking this information, when not all the matches were on TV and it was difficult to find a game on video or DVD, 15 years ago. "[De Paul] was one player we analysed but, in the end, the valuation of his club was at a level that was difficult for Leeds to reach, as a newly promoted club – not just for Leeds but a lot of clubs because, in the end, nobody took him, because of the evaluation of his club, which is fair.”. My obsession is to stay in the Premier League and to get the fans back to enjoy it together.”. It was a summer in which the unexpected became expected. Outs: Kieran Sadlier (Rotherham, free); Ian Lawlor (Oldham, loan); Alex Baptiste (Bolton, free); Matty Blair (Cheltenham, free); Devante Cole (Motherwell, free), Alex Kiwomya, Shane Blaney, Rieves Boocock, Max Watters (released), Jacob Ramsey (loan return). Two months on, with the international window closed and as the domestic deadline closed in, the market was no longer a complete stranger to the director of football, but still strange. “It is true that we’re starting a process where we try to improve the loans in terms of creating a penalty for if the player doesn’t play,” said Orta. It was never their plan to put Kent in the market. "This is the key in the market because in 24 hours it can change. Kevin Stewart, Will Mannion (released), Norbert Balogh (mutual), Jackson Irvine, Stephen Kingsley, Nouha Dicko, Markus Henriksen (released), Elliot Bonds (Cheltenham, loan). Ins: Rodrigo (Valencia, £27m + add-ons); Robin Koch (Freiburg, £13m); Helder Costa (Wolves, £16m); Diego Llorente (Real Sociedad, £17m); Raphinha (Rennes, £17m + add-ons); Ilan Meslier (Lorient, undisc); Jack Harrison (Manchester City, season-long loan); Joe Gelhardt (Wigan, undisc); Charlie Allen (Linfield, undisc); Cody Drameh (Fulham, undisc); Dani van den Heuvel (Ajax, undisc); Sam Greenwood (Arsenal, undisc). Outs: Mallik Wilks (Hull, undisc); Toby Sibbick (Ostende, loan); Cameron McGeehan (Ostende); Jordan Green (Southend, loan); Jordan Barnett (Oldham, free); Jacob Brown (Stoke, undisc); Kilian Ludewig (loan return); Matty Wolfe (Notts C, loan); Jack Aitchison (Stevenage, loan); Marcel Ritzmaier (R Vienna, loan). "We analyse all and at the end if things happen, no agreement. They are players we analysed, we have information and then we need to think about the possibility.". "When we analysed the market we detected that with the requirements we have for this position, if a player is not realistic over all the requirements, bringing in a player for the sake of bringing in a player is not clever," he said. “To be honest, we were realistic in a lot of situations, about salaries, keeping the plan, balancing staying in the Premier League and spending,” he said. The 27-year-old started his career at Real Madrid and moved to Sociedad in 2017, and has also picked up five caps for Spain. Outs: Angus MacDonald (Rotherham, free); Robbie McKenzie (Gillingham, free); Eric Lichaj (Fatih Karagumruk, free); Ryan Tafazoli (Wycombe, free); Leo Lopes (Cercle Burges, undisc); Jon Toral (Birmingham, free). We prefer to bring in a good player. When his and the selling club’s valuations did come close this summer, he found a willingness to make deals happen. They followed him through a good year at Sporting Lisbon and another at Rennes, but so did many others: “Our aim was to react as soon as possible because, obviously, other teams were trying to target this winger. THRIVING: Leeds United's players warm up before Saturday's Premier League hosting of Manchester City which ended in a 1-1 draw, putting Marcelo Bielsa's Whites on seven points after just four games. After 16 years it’s really tough,” he said. “We try to explain to them how he can improve their level, how he can make them better, how it could put them in their next level, international level. Outs: Steven Fletcher (Stoke, free); Morgan Fox (Stoke, free); Connor Kirby (Harrogate, free), Sam Winnall (Oxford, free); Sam Hutchinson (Pafos, free), Fernando Forestieri, Jack Lee, Fraser Preston, Jack Stobbs (released), Connor Wickham, Jacob Murphy, David Bates, Alessio da Cruz (loan return), Atdhe Nuhiu (APOEL, free). "Then it’s difficult to say ‘this is our plan’.”. “Now with all the tools, all the video analysis, all the statistics tools, now the information is really important but not to be the first, it’s to convert this information into useful knowledge. “I think the clubs we did business with were really good about the terms of payment. Ins: Josh Emmanuel (Bolton, free), Lewie Coyle (Fleetwood, free), Richie Smallwood (Blackburn, free); Greg Docherty (Rangers, £400,000); Festus Arthur (Stockport, undisc); Mallik Wilks (Barnsley, undisc); Alfie Jones (Southampton, undisc); Thomas Mayer (Austria, free); Hakeeb Adelakun (Bristol City, loan); Regan Slater (Sheffield United, loan). THE Yorkshire Evening Post spoke to Leeds United director of football Victor Orta for an exclusive interview four days before the closure of the domestic transfer window. Victor Orta didn’t know what kind of transfer market he and Leeds United were heading into this summer. “We discussed it for the new era of League One and League Two salary caps and we’re trying to prove it works with Swindon and Bradford, if the player doesn’t play having a penalty. If you think that which we are trying to achieve is worth more, you can pay us what you think we are worth. Your subscription will help us to continue to bring quality news to the people of Yorkshire. And football clubs showed solidarity and understanding, not greed or desperation, when it came to setting out the payment terms of deals. This is one area where he and Orta sing different tunes: “For me he is wrong, absolutely wrong. “We always analyse all the markets,” he said. In terms of domestic targets, Orta confirmed to the YEP that Norwich City man Cantwell and Derby County youngster Sibley had been monitored.

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