Latest Leeds United transfer news and gossip as we count down to the window closing next week

Here are the latest Leeds United transfer rumours as the clock ticks down on the January transfer window.

Ben Godfrey deal lodged

Before the January transfer window ends, Leeds United is in desperate need of defensive reinforcements, and they

may have found their man in Ben Godfrey, defender for Everton. According

to Football Insider, Leeds has now formally approached the 26-year-old in

an attempt to sign him to a season-long loan.

Godfrey has been given permission to leave Goodison Park this month as Sean

Dyche and the team attempt to reduce their payroll; several other clubs have

shown interest in signing him. According to the most recent source, Leeds is

attempting to push through a deal before the transfer window closes on Thursday

evening. That interest is now reportedly official.

It’s been predicted that Leeds United will win the race to sign Burnley winger Manuel Benson. According to our sister

site Hull Live, there is increasing evidence that Leeds is leading a number

of Championship clubs in their pursuit of Benson, which is making Hull City’s

chances of landing him look increasingly remote.

At the start of the month, Hull City and Burnley reached a verbal agreement for

Hull City to sign the Belgian winger on a loan contract that would last until the

end of the season. The player, eager to consider his alternatives as the month

went on, would ultimately make the decision. It is rumored that Leeds is

prepared to make a move, and a move to Hull

is not thought to be his preference.

Benson has only played in 12 minutes of Premier League action after starting in

three of Burnley’s first five games. He was on the bench for the team’s most

recent draw at home against Luton Town, and Vincent Kompany has told

him he can leave Turf Moor in search of regular playing time.