Exclusive:Gary McAllister responds to talk of Leeds United interest in Coventry City star Haji Wright
Gary McAllister believes Coventry City’s Haji Wright is the type of player Leeds United should be targeting.
Wright has made an impressive start to the 2025/26 campaign, registering eight goals in 13 league outings.
His goals have helped to propel Coventry to the Championship summit - but have also fuelled reports of interest from Leeds.
McAllister counts both the Whites and the Sky Blues among his former clubs and the former midfielder has weighed in on talk of the outfits potentially conducting business.
Gary McAllister’s verdict
He told The Yorkshire Post: “He’s an exciting player, Haji. He’s always looking to get in behind and he’s a handful to play against. Number nines are pretty rare.
“I’m not harping back to when I played but there was an abundance of nines. I think that number nine has been spread across a front three and there’s more of a fashion of wanting to be a number 10.
“They’re a rare thing, goalscorers, and I think if you ask the top five or six clubs in the Premier League, to go and pick one, there’s not many out there.
“When you’re down the pecking order and you’re shopping in the Championship, it’s not easy. It’s a big jump, we all know it’s a big jump from the Championship to the Premier League.
“But that’s the sort of guy Leeds need to be looking at. But I’d just like to see [Dominic] Calvert-Lewin get a ricochet and get up and running.”
Leeds United’s forward options
Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha were both added to the Leeds squad over the summer and have registered one goal each.
The former has been Daniel Farke’s frontman of choice, although the goals have not been flowing since his header against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Joel Piroe is still on the books at Elland Road but despite his impressive Championship haul, has found opportunities limited in the top flight.