Leeds United’s Championship rivals have just made move to sign Liam Cooper

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Leeds United are closing in on their seventh permanent exit of the summer in the form of Crysencio Summerville joining West Ham United, but plenty of others have left in the last couple of months.

A total of five players have gone on loan. Rasmus Kristensen the latest, along with Sonny Perkins, Sam Greenwood, Darko Gyabi and Jack Harrison while many others have left at the end of their Leeds deals.

Whether that be contracts, or loans. Luke Ayling, Ian Poveda, Lew Bate, Jamie Shackleton and Cody Drameh have moved on to new clubs, with Drameh recently joining Hull and Poveda going to Sunderland.

The other standout departure is Liam Cooper, with the left-footed Scotland international departing after 10 years at the club. Leeds have not confirmed anything as they wait for the former skipper to join a club.

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Liam Cooper was in talks with Blackburn, but an impasse

Almost 300 appearances for Leeds and a decade at the club has come to an end, but despite his injuries and lack of game time last season, there is interest in the left-footed skipper from The Championship.

Blackburn are said to have solid talks with Cooper but the latter wanted a two-year deal at Ewood Park, while John Eustace’s side were only offering one. It has lead to a breakdown in talks over a possible move.

With just seven days until Championship gets underway again, Cooper remains without a club. It is still more than likely he finds a new home before the end of the window or beyond it, given he is a free agent.

Tom Cleverley’s Watford make Cooper move in last few days

Cleverley impressed as Watford manager and has been given the job on a permanent basis. At the tender age of 34, he is likely to want some experience in his ranks that help his squad get behind him this term.

Cooper is an expert at that and Leeds Live say that in the last few days, Watford have made a move to land the defender on a permanent basis. It is unclear what stage talks are at for the central defender.

It would also mean a move down south for Cooper if he was to join the Hertfordshire-based club, which may be a bit of a stumbling block. But it would mean Championship football under an exciting manager.