Leeds United and Aston Villa linked with £4m-rated Bradley Dack, but have they already missed their big chance?

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Leeds United and Aston Villa are both said to be interested in signing Bradley Dack from Blackburn Rovers.

According to a report in the printed edition of The Sun (22nd January, page 51), Leeds United and Aston Villa are both interested in Bradley Dack, but they may have both missed their best opportunity of signing the attacking midfielder.

Dack was made available for transfer by Gillingham last summer, and Blackburn Rovers were quick to snap him up.

BBC Sport reported how Dack signed for Blackburn in a deal worth just £750,000, which Leeds and Villa could both surely have afforded.

Dack has now gone on to smash in 11 goals this season, and his value has shot up.

The Daily Express now report that Cardiff City have already made a £4 million bid for Dack, and that makes things much harder for Leeds and Villa.

The Whites do have money to spend this month, but they also have other targets in mind, and paying out for Dack may mean that they miss out elsewhere.

Villa, meanwhile, are battling against Financial Fair Play and would be hard pressed to fork out the sort of fee required to sign Dack.

And it may be that Leeds and Villa regret not moving for Dack six months ago, as completing a deal looks like a far trickier and more expensive move now.