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Leeds United battling Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea for midfielder signing

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Leeds United are among the clubs keen on signing teenager Cole Brannigan from Linfield.

That’s according to journalist Alan Nixon, who does however say that it is currently Manchester City who are leading the race to sign the midfielder.

Brannigan is yet to make his senior debut for Linfield, but he has been capped by Northern Ireland at Under 16 level.

It seems as though the midfielder’s form in earning that international recognition, is something that is already attracting plenty of attention from the Premier League.

According to this latest update from Nixon, it is Manchester City that are currently leading the race for Brannigan, and are hopeful of securing a deal for the teenager given their past academy success.

That is despite the fact that Leeds, Liverpool and Chelsea are also said to be pursuing a deal to secure the services of the midfielder.

Amid that level of interest in Brannigan, it is claimed that he is now almost certain to leave Linfield in the not too distant future.

This could be somewhat of a frustrating update from a Leeds United perspective.

Leeds have of course, enjoyed plenty of success when it comes to recruiting players of this sort of age, and developing them into potential first-team options for the future.

Brannigan is another who looks as though he could fit that bill, but it could be hard for Leeds to secure a deal here, given the finances and chances for silverware those other interested clubs could be able to offer him.

As a result, you feel Leeds could potentially be left disappointed here, and it will be interesting to see if they have other potential targets identified to fill this sort of role.

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  • Malcolm says:

    How many more players will we get linked to that we know we wont get, get real, Leeds or Man City, Owners we are all fed up with your antics get the players we need, not just players to make the numbers up! 🙄

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