Huddersfield are current favourites for Leeds striker Chris Wood.
Leeds United’s Chris Wood celebrates
Huddersfield Town were this week priced as shock favourites to sign Leeds United striker Chris Wood with bookies SkyBet.
Wood finished the 2016/17 season as Championship top scorer, netting 27 goals in the process.
Huddersfield won promotion to the Premier League through the play-offs and potentially have a shot at tempting the New Zealand international.
Leeds United’s Chris Wood celebrates
Huddersfield’s top scorer last season was Elias Kachunga on 13 goals.
Leeds United can little afford to lose Wood, and letting him go to a rival club would be disastrous and get owner Andrea Radrizzani’s reign off to a terrible start.
Leeds United’s Chris Wood celebrates
The Terriers achieved a huge amount on a small budget last season and now in the Premier League they can afford to splash the cash.
Whether Chris Wood is the right man for them remains to be seen, and there have not been any indication from the club themselves that they are interested.
Here is a look at how Huddersfield fans reacted on Twitter to the odds being cut…
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