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Leeds United’s Charlie Taylor says his head is in a better place now the transfer window is closed

Bristol City's Bobby Reid and Leeds' Charlie Taylor in action (REUTERS)
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The Whites star was linked with a move away from Elland Road in the summer.

Bristol City's Bobby Reid and Leeds' Charlie Taylor in action

Leeds United defender Charlie Taylor has told the BBC his head is in a better place now the transfer window is closed.

Taylor, who is in the final year of his contract at Elland Road, was linked with a number of Premier League clubs during the summer.

In an interview with the BBC in July, Whites chief executive Ben Mansford suggested the 23-year-old did not wish to renew his deal ‘at this moment in time’.

Taylor has played every minute of Leeds’ Championship campaign since then however, and admitted things are clearer now.

Leeds United's Charlie Taylor

Asked how he was feeling after a difficult summer, the Whites academy product told the BBC: “Yeah obviously now the transfer window is shut and nothing can happen now until January it’s easier for me.

“My head’s in a better place and things are clearer now.”

Taylor’s refusal to sign a new contract in the summer angered Leeds chairman Massimo Cellino, who told the Daily Mirror he would rather lose the left-back for free than sell him during the previous transfer window.

Leeds owner Massimo Cellino

The Italian also had strong words for Taylor’s agent, Colin Pomford, who also represents Sam Byram, the defender sold by Leeds to West Ham United in January.

Like Taylor, Byram was also coming to the end of his Elland Road contract, before departing for a cut-price fee.

West Ham's Sam Byram in action with Manchester City's Raheem Sterling