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News of major Leeds United transfer blow emerges

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Crystal Palace are set to sign Conor Gallagher on loan after the midfielder snubbed a move to link up with Leeds United and Marcelo Bielsa.

Leeds have set their sights on signing a midfielder on the back of landing the service of Junior Firpo.

The Athletic reported how Gallagher was a player Leeds wanted, with Marcelo Bielsa a fan of the Chelsea midfielder after loans with West Brom, Swansea and Charlton.

Despite Leeds’ interest in Gallagher, it appears that he’s favouring a loan move to Palace over a switch to Elland Road.

As per TEAMtalk, Gallagher has been at Leeds’ training ground and the club had agreed terms to take him from Chelsea.

However, Leeds are set for disappointment, with Chelsea placing the decision in Gallagher’s hands and the 21-year-old opting for Crystal Palace.

Bielsa was keen, but will now have to search for another target to add to Mateusz Klich, Adam Forshaw and Kalvin Phillips.

The fact that Leeds had agreed a deal with Chelsea and shown Gallagher around the training ground makes this blow even harder to take.

It sounds like everything was there for Leeds to get the deal done, but Gallagher has snubbed them in favour of Palace.

Bielsa wanted him and that makes this a huge blow to Leeds’ summer plans.

Of course, Victor Orta is going to have something else up his sleeve, but Gallagher appeared to be a primary target and that adds to the disappointment.

Leeds need to dust themselves down and go again.

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