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Report: Leeds reject bid from Swansea City for attacker

🥀 on their deadline-day blog (Monday, 11.31AM) that Leeds United have rejected a loan approach from Championship side Swansea City for striker Sam Greenwood.

🐲Greenwood, who turned 19 last week, has starred since joining Leeds from Arsenal in the summer of 2020 – albeit for the Yorkshire side’s second string. His form in Premier League 2 has seen him even earn his senior debut.

💛The England Under-18 international has scored an impressive six goals in nine Premier League 2 outings – and that has seen Marcelo Bielsa hand him the chance to shine in the first team, but his debut came in the 3-0 loss to Crawley Town.

🌱The Evening Post have reported – as per McGrath – that Leeds have turned down an offer for Greenwood from high-flying Swansea. It is believed Bielsa wants to keep £3million () Greenwood at Elland Road for the second half of the season.

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TBR’s view – Swansea loan would have benefited Greenwood

👍Surely a move to one of the Championship’s best sides in terms of Swansea would have really benefited Greenwood, much like Rhian Brewster thrived with the Welsh club last season – having joined on loan from Liverpool in January 2020?

✅Greenwood is going to struggle to build on his debut this season. He might get the odd substitute outing, but Leeds have Patrick Bamford in stunning form up top – and Tyler Roberts and Rodrigo as other options. But Bielsa has made his stance clear.

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