Bolton Wanderers, Millwall and Leeds United have been linked with departing Fleetwood Town defender Conor McLaughlin.
Leeds United were linked with a move for Conor McLaughlin last summer. Back in July 2016, The Yorkshire Evening Post reported that Leeds were planning to make a move for the right-back.
It was claimed that the Championship club had made contact with Fleetwood Town about the defender’s availability following his performances for Northern Ireland at the European Championship in France last summer.
Nothing materialised and the right-back remained at Fleetwood, but could the 25-year-old make the switch to Leeds in the summer transfer window?
According to The Sun on Sunday (print edition, page 59, June 25, 2017), the Whites are interested in signing McLaughlin this summer (click here to read more).
The Northern Ireland international defender is set to leave Fleetwood Town at the end of the month when his current contract with the League One outfit runs out.
However, it seems that Leeds could face a race against time in order to secure the services of McLaughlin. That’s because Championship rivals Millwall have already started talks with the right-back over a move.
The Sun on Sunday (print edition, page 59, June 25, 2017) credited Millwall and Bolton Wanderers with interest in McLaughlin, and Lions manager Neil Harris has revealed that talks with the defender have started.
“We have spoken to Conor’s representatives,” Harris told LondonNewsOnline. “We know his attributes from last season. He is the sort of calibre and quality of player that we’d be interested in.
“Any out-of-contract player that was top-standard in League One last season is going to be liked by a lot of Championship clubs and so-called bigger teams in League One.
“We are doing our due diligence in terms of getting the right players in and also the right kind of presentation to impress those boys who we want to come and play for us.”
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