Troy Parrott is riding the wave after his Ireland heroics over the last week, and it will come as little surprise to hear that clubs are preparing a move in January. Leeds United are supposedly one of those.
In the summer, Leeds turned down the opportunity to sign Troy Parrott. Told he would cost £25m, Leeds decided to move on to other targets and instead, landed Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s signature on a free.
Parrott, meanwhile, has remained with Dutch side AZ Alkmaar. But this season, the former Tottenham ace has taken his form to a whole new level, netting 14 goals in 13 games domestically and in Europe.
Going into the November break, however, Parrott’s Ireland had the impossible task of beating Portugal and Hungary to win a World Cup play-off place. But Parrott’s brilliance made the impossible possible.
A brace in a shock 2-0 win over Portugal last week was somehow topped by an incredible hat-trick in a 3-2 win over Hungary on Sunday night, with Parrott netting the winner in the last minutes of injury time.
Troy Parrott’s stance on Premier League move in January revealed
LeedsUnited.News understands Leeds scouts were in attendance to watch Parrott score twice for Ireland against Portugal, despite deciding not to sign the former MK Dons loanee back in the summer window.
Then, reports from Holland emerged that said Leeds were still interested and had maintained contact over a possible move to sign him. Now, TeamTalk share what Parrott thinks about a return to England.
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The report states that Parrott would be open to a January move to England. However, Parrott will remain cautious over the clubs potentially interested in his signature, likely clubs facing potential relegation.
Photo By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty ImagesConflicting reports over how much Troy Parrott may cost Leeds
Initial reports from Holland suggested that after Leeds turned down the chance to sign Parrott for £25m, his heroics with Ireland and his form with AZ would mean that any fee paid would far exceed £25m.
However, reports since then, again from The Netherlands, state that actually Parrott could cost a whole lot less than the figure quoted in the summer. Indeed, it is claimed Parrott would be achievable for £16m.
Robbie Evans on Leeds United’s PSR position:
“This summer, we spent everything we could. Unequivocally, we are maxing PSR out this season. If we had gone on to other targets [on deadline day], the consequences would have been seen in the current roster. More key players from last season would have had to go.”
Either way, Leeds signing Parrott will push the club beyond the PSR line. Leeds have a decision to make. Do they take a chance and spend in January, in a bid to avoid relegation and make it right come June 30?
Or, do they stick to their guns and hope the current squad have enough to get the club out of trouble. Given Leeds did try to go over the line with the signing of Harry Wilson, it could well be the former.