Leeds United move may be even more appealing for Derby County striker Chris Martin now

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Leeds United are said to be attempting to sign Chris Martin from Derby County.

The Daily Express have reported have Derby County are set to sign Cameron Jerome from Norwich City, and that could be good news for Leeds United.

Derby are set to sign Jerome for £1.5 million, and that may just push Chris Martin further towards the exit door at Pride Park.

Jerome is likely to move ahead of Martin in the selection order at Derby, and that could make the 29-year-old available.

According to Sky Sports, Leeds are keen on snapping up Martin, but they still have work to do to seal a deal.

Derby are loathed to loan out Martin to a promotion rival, which means Leeds may need to be persuasive.

But with Jerome arriving, Derby may just feel that they are well stocked enough to cope with Martin’s departure, and a move to Leeds could well now be very appealing for the powerful forward.

If Martin does move to Leeds, he would surely come straight into Thomas Christiansen’s starting line-up, with the Whites needing to find a proven scorer at Championship level.