It’s now been revealed Leeds United missed out on eight-figure star as well as Cameron Archer

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Deadline day has come and gone. It was the last chance for Leeds United to bolster, and they certainly tried.

Leeds United go the January transfer window without a single new signing. Whilst it’s not the end of the world, it could be a month that comes back to bite Daniel Farke if his side start to suffer injuries in the build up to May.

On deadline day itself, Leeds United tried to sign Cameron Archer. The latter hours of the day though may have been more focussed on Mateo Joseph and on keeping him at the club.

Leeds rejected a £10million bid for Joseph who is one of the few strike options available to Farke at Elland Road right now.

Leeds United were linked with a horde of players in the winter window as whole, many of whom being strikers. But there were plenty of players in other positions mentioned, one being Daniel Svensson.

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Leeds United were one of nine clubs chasing Daniel Svensson

Leeds United were linked with Svensson even before the January transfer window. His links to Elland Road persisted right up until the deadline, where he signed for Borussia Dortmund on loan from Danish side Nordsjælland.

And German outlet Sport.de report that Svensson had nine clubs chasing him in the build up to deadline day: Juventus, Nice, RedBull Leipzig, Galatasaray, Benfica, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, and Leeds.

Svensson has joined Dortmund on a loan-to-buy deal which will be triggered when certain parameters are met. It’s understood that Dortmund have paid an initial €1million loan fee (£830,000) whilst the eventual transfer will total €9million (£7.5million).

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Daniel Svensson was expecting January transfer, and he wanted it

Svensson certainly looks like a player who Leeds did a lot of looking into, so to see him move to Dortmund is certainly disappointing. Though for the player, it’s a very exciting move.

Speaking before January, Svensson said he would be on the move as Nordsjælland’s season finished at the start of December. It may be that he knew of interest from Leeds, too.

He explained: “The club has said that they want to keep certain players for the rest of the season, and I seem to be one of those players. It is likely that I will stay for the rest of the season.

“I have played many seasons in Denmark and especially towards the end it has gone well. I’m absolutely ready (to move on).”

He clearly seems like a driven player and Dortmund is a likewise club. Though he may take some time to get up to match speed given the Danish Superliga ending two months ago now. Leeds will have to watch his development from afar.