Dean Smith says no bid yet for Leeds United target Harlee Dean

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Brentford defender Harlee Dean is reportedly wanted by Leeds United in the summer transfer window.

Brentford manager Dean Smith has told GetWestLondon that there have been no bids for Harlee Dean.

Leeds United are interested in signing Dean in the summer transfer window, according to The Mirror (Transfer blog, 11am, August 16, 2017 (click here to read more).

Smith, though, does not seem to be worried about losing the 26-year-old central defender and has stated that there have been no bids for him.

“I don’t worry but we’ve not had any bids,” Smith told GetWestLondon about Dean. “If a bid comes in then we’d have to deal with it and we have people in place to come in as well. The planning this club goes to is very good so should that happen, we’d move very quickly.”

Leeds could do with a new central defender, although given their performances so far this season, they may not need one if they are able to keep all of their players in that position fit.

Pontus Jansson and Liam Cooper are the first-choice centre-back pairing at Elland Road, with Matthew Pennington brought in from Everton on a season-long loan deal in the summer transfer window as cover.

Conor Shaughnessy can also play as a central defender, but, like Pennington, he is very young and quite inexperienced.

Dean is 26 years of age and has proved himself in the Championship, and the former Southampton prospect would certainly push Cooper for a place in the Leeds starting lineup.