It looks like a move for one of Daniel Farke’s January targets for Leeds may have hit rock bottom.
The German has the task of placing the white team in one of the two promotion places in the championship, and so far things are going well considering the upheaval that the club had to face at the beginning of the campaign.
Farke has a core of experienced campaigners and a handful of young talent who, on their day, are incredibly difficult to beat, as both table-toppers Leicester City and second-placed Ipswich Town will attest.
If there is a problem for Farke at this stage of the season it is that the sales and purchases must be right for the team to receive the boost they need to move forward in the second half of the 2023/24 campaign.
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One player Leeds were expected to be able to acquire is Burnley’s 28-year-old full-back Connor Roberts.
While a deal may still be reached before the window closes, it has stalled for now.
“It’s in the spirit of the importance of the game, it’s the ultimate…” Vincent Kompany told the Burnley Express ahead of an important clash against Luton.
“I mean, we have a nine-day break and our next game is January 31, so we’ll have plenty of time to have all these discussions, certainly internally.
“My only worry has been Luton this week and then we’ll deal with everything else after that game.”
Given that Roberts has only played 90 minutes twice for the Clarets since September, an exit would make sense for all parties.
