{"id":272503,"date":"2026-01-30T20:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/272503\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T20:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:13:12","slug":"leeds-transfer-traffic-jam-could-lead-to-deadline-busting-new-striker-signing-ac-milan-heavily-involved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/272503\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds transfer traffic jam could lead to deadline-busting new striker signing, AC Milan heavily involved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/farke-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Daniel Farke smiling alongside a picture of an empty Elland Road\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 20%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Imago<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5901efff0a1078a93eea119ccc4cb978.png\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Danny Wright\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Fri 30 January 2026 16:10, UK <\/p>\n<p>Leeds\u2019 bid to seal late additions to Daniel Farke\u2019s squad seems to have hit a wall due to inactivity elsewhere in the market.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/owners\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">49ers Enterprises<\/a> are seemingly at the middle of the traffic jam, with Rangers currently struggling to sign Hansa Rostock forward Ryan Naderi, while having Leeds\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/joel-piroe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joel Piroe<\/a> as a back-up option in case they\u2019re unable to sign the German.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds<\/a> are also looking to bolster their front line and have lined up a late move for Wolves and Norway forward <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/jorgen-strand-larsen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jorgen Strand Larsen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/leeds-submit-take-it-or-leave-it-bid-in-order-to-force-through-eleventh-hour-striker-signing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds have offered \u00a339million for Strand Larsen<\/a>, with Wolves yet to accept or reject that proposal.<\/p>\n<p>However, Crystal Palace are also keen on the Molineux striker, who could be losing <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/jean-philippe-mateta\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jean-Philippe Mateta<\/a> to AC Milan.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1Piroe-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Joel Piroe smiling while arrived at a game for Leeds.\" class=\"wp-image-204925\" \/>Credit: ImagoLeeds signing Jorgen Strand Larsen to depend on moves elsewhere <\/p>\n<p>The backlog of transfers means that we could see some very late deals getting done, according to award-winning journalist Adonis Storr, who\u2019s been featured in the Telegraph, iPaper and on BBC Sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRyan Naderi to Rangers and Mateta to AC Milan are the deals that could affect Strand-Larsen to Leeds,\u201d he said on X on Friday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf [the] Naderi deal doesn\u2019t get done, Rangers will focus on Piroe. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ryan Naderi to Rangers and Mateta to AC Milan are the deals that could affect Strand-Larsen to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#LUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If Naderi deal doesn\u2019t get done, Rangers will focus on Piroe.<\/p>\n<p>Mateta deal affects Palace\u2019s move for JSL.<\/p>\n<p>These domino transfers could keep the window alive until the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adonis Storr (@theadelites) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theadelites\/status\/2017185348137234497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 30, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The] Mateta deal affects Palace\u2019s move for Strand Larsen. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese domino transfers could keep the window alive until the deadline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What stats say about Strand Larsen\u2019s season amid Wolves horror show<\/p>\n<p>The headline stats about Strand Larsen\u2019s season at Wolves make for pretty grim reading for Leeds fans, who are seeing their club offer an eyewatering sum of money for the Norway international.<\/p>\n<p>In 21 Premier League appearances, he\u2019s scored just one goal, and Wolves\u2019 only league win of the campaign came after <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/rob-edwards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rob Edwards<\/a> dropped the striker to the bench.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Strand Larsen can\u2019t even get into the starting line-up of the worst team in the Premier League right now, with the ex-Celta Vigo player\u2019s last league start coming on 20 December.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/larsen-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Sofascore infographic showing Jorgen Strand Larsen's stats in all competitions for Wolves this season.\" class=\"wp-image-220855\" \/>Credit: Sofascore<\/p>\n<p>Wolves\u2019 form has improved without him starting, although he did get an assist when he came off the bench in their 1-1 draw with Everton on 7 January.<\/p>\n<p>Stats by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofascore.com\/football\/player\/jorgen-strand-larsen\/876599?utm_source=motleedsnews.com&amp;utm_medium=FootballPlayerCard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sofascore<\/a> show that Strand Larsen has underperformed on his xG this term, but he\u2019s also not been given that many opportunities to score.<\/p>\n<p>Whether that\u2019s down to his teammates not giving him the chances or he\u2019s been unable to make them himself, it\u2019s clear that Strand Larsen is one of the reasons why Wolves have been so bad this term.<\/p>\n<p>Stay up to date this winter with our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/leeds-2026-winter-transfer-window-every-done-deal-signing-exit-and-loan-agreement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds transfer tracker<\/a>. Click to see every done deal at Elland Road, plus expert reaction from our team of writers.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Imago Fri 30 January 2026 16:10, UK Leeds\u2019 bid to seal late additions to Daniel Farke\u2019s squad&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":272504,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,128323,124692,132776,133152,112],"class_list":{"0":"post-272503","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-ie","9":"tag-ireland","10":"tag-jean-philippe-mateta","11":"tag-joel-piroe","12":"tag-jorgen-strand-larsen","13":"tag-ryan-naderi","14":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}