[ad_pod ]David Prutton urged Leeds United to bring Dwight Gayle in on loan in his Yorkshire Evening Post article on Monday.The striker spent the previous campaign at West Bromwich Albion where he flourished, netting 24 goals in the Championship.
What’s been said then?
The former midfielder highlighted the one man that Leeds should target this summer. It has been reported that the Whites will have to rely on loan deals in the upcoming transfer window, and the 37-year-old wants his former club to bring in Dwight Gayle.
“Leeds are expected to rely mainly on the loan market, and loan signings from Premier League teams made the difference last year, not just at Aston Villa but at West Brom too,” he said. “Look how many goals Dwight Gayle scored. If he is someone that is available I would look seriously into that.â€
Tough to do
PruttonÂappears to be forgetting how hard it was for West Brom to broker the deal for Gayle.
Newcastle are no fools, they know how much the striker is worth, and if they can avoid loaning him out again they will. The Baggies were only able to bring him in because Salomon Rondon was headed the other way.
Leeds could follow West Brom’s example in using Newcastle’s interest in one of their players to leverage a loan deal for Gayle. The Magpies have been linked with United’s star midfielder Kalvin Phillips, and Victor Orta can certainly use that to his advantage, but that feels like a very big price to pay for a 28-year-old striker.
The Whites definitely won’t be the only club in the Championship looking at signing Gayle this summer either. Fulham have been heavily linked with the £20m-rated attacker, and if it’s a choice between getting a permanent fee or loaning Gayle out to Leeds, surely Newcastle will opt for the former.