Jesse Marsch’s Leeds United are reportedly about to miss out on Jake Clarke-Salter to Queens Park Rangers following his departure from Chelsea.
Leeds United interest in Jake Clarke-Salter
On May 9, 2022, The Sun reported that Leeds are among the clubs interested in signing Clarke-Salter on a free transfer this summer.
The British tabloid claimed that the West Yorkshire club had already enquired about securing he services of the 24-year-old defender.
Clarke-Salter spent the 2021-22 season on loan at Coventry City, and their manager Mark Robins described him as “absolutely outstanding”, as quoted in The Sun.
QPR transfer
However, The Sun are reporting today that the former England Under-21 international has decided to join Queens Park Rangers in the Championship, turning down Leeds in the process.
The defender is leaving Chelsea on a free transfer and has agreed a three-year contract with QPR, according to the report in the British taboid.
Clarke-Salter will reportedly undergo a medical this week.
According to the report, a big factor in the defender’s decision to move to QPR was the London club’s new manager Michael Beale.
Clarke-Salter worked with Beale in the Chelsea academy.
Clarke-Salter is still only 24, and maybe Leeds will continue to keep tabs on the English defender during his time at QPR.
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