Transfer Talk (Tuesday): Leeds eye German if Chris Wood goes | Owls scour market | Boro get their £3m man

AS Premier League clubs discuss a suggestion that the transfer deadline should be brought forward to before the season kicks off, Yorkshire clubs are preparing to strengthen before the window closes at the end of the month.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Aug 2017, 11:01 BST
Updated 11th Sep 2017, 12:56 BST
Ross McCormack: Could he return if Leeds sell Chris Wood?Ross McCormack: Could he return if Leeds sell Chris Wood?
Ross McCormack: Could he return if Leeds sell Chris Wood?

Leeds United are understood to be making contingency plans for if Burnley come back with an offer that is too good to refuse for striker Chris Wood.

The Clarets are considering upping their offer to £20m for the Kiwi international, who struck 27 goals in the Championship last season, while West Bromwich, Stoke and Swansea are monitoring events at Elland Road.

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If they do sell, Leeds could go back in for old boy and Aston Villa’s Scotland striker Ross McCormack or Hamburg’s Pierre-Michel Lasogga.

Leaving Hammers?: Scotland's Robert Snodgrass, marked by Canada's Scott Arfield, is attracting interest.Leaving Hammers?: Scotland's Robert Snodgrass, marked by Canada's Scott Arfield, is attracting interest.
Leaving Hammers?: Scotland's Robert Snodgrass, marked by Canada's Scott Arfield, is attracting interest.

The 25-year-old Lassogga, with 30 goals from 107 appearances for Hamburg, is being linked to a season-long loan deal with a view to making the move permanent next summer.

Sheffield Wednesday, meanwhile, are also heavily linked with players coming in and going out but their pressing need is for central defensive cover.

That was underlined when Glenn Loovens departed with a back injury against QPR on Saturday, leaving just Tom Lees as their specialist centre-back.

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A move for former Arsenal defender Johan Djourou fell through after talks broke down but head coach Carlos Carvalhal is scouring the European market to find cover.

Leaving Hammers?: Scotland's Robert Snodgrass, marked by Canada's Scott Arfield, is attracting interest.Leaving Hammers?: Scotland's Robert Snodgrass, marked by Canada's Scott Arfield, is attracting interest.
Leaving Hammers?: Scotland's Robert Snodgrass, marked by Canada's Scott Arfield, is attracting interest.

The Owls have also been linked with a move for former Hull City and Leeds United attacking wideman Robert Snodgrass, who has failed to impress at West Ham since a £10.6m January move.

Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce, however, is favourite to sign his former player at Hull, Scotland international Snodgrass, but Middlesbrough are also being linked.

Bruce remains interested in Owls striker Jordan Rhodes, while Wednesday’s Fernando Forestieri, left out of the squad following a training ground bust-up, is favourite to return to former club Watford, although Crystal Palace are also showing interest, as their former Hillsborough loan star, Connor Wickham, recovers from injury.

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Hull City, battling to keep hold of Sam Clucas, could up their £1m offer for Oxford United winger Marvin Johnson, who has also been linked with Leeds and who has told his present club that he wants a move.

Middlesbrough have finally agreed a £3m deal for Birmingham City defender Ryan Shotton, and are hoping to complete the move in time for Saturday’s trip to Nottingham Forest.

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