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Leeds United transfer rumours: Josh King backed to make move, Rodrigo De Paul latest

It's been a strong start to the Premier League campaign for Leeds United, meaning the January transfer window could be relatively quiet.

Marcelo Bielsa and his men have enjoyed a positive start to the season, despite last weekend's FA Cup disappointment away at Crawley Town.

The Whites spent nearly £100million over the summer transfer window in order to help their squad depth as they returned to the Premier League for the first time in 16 years.

This might mean that this month will be relatively quiet in terms of incomings at Elland Road, but despite this, there are still players being continuously linked with a move.

In light of this, here is the latest round-up of Leeds-related transfer rumours and stories from around Europe.

Marcelo Bielsa on Ben White

Whites tipped to sign King

Kevin Phillips believes Leeds would '100 per cent' be interested in signing Bournemouth striker Josh King this month.

The Whites are short of centre-forward options with Patrick Bamford and Rodrigo Moreno their only 'out and out strikers'.

Phillips, when speaking to Football Insider, has urged Bielsa to go out and get King, who is now playing Championship football with the Cherries.

"100 per cent Leeds would be interested (in King). If he is made available a lot of teams will be looking at him," the former Premier League striker said.

"With West Ham getting rid of Haller you would have thought they would’ve been the most interested because they need a replacement. Josh King would be a massive addition for Leeds."

No Liverpool move for De Paul

According to Fabrizio Romano, Liverpool are not interested in signing reported Leeds target Rodrigo De Paul.

The Whites have been linked with a move for De Paul since the summer transfer window, and recent reports have also suggested that the Reds were looking for the Udinese midfielder.

However, Romano has now claimed that there is 'nothing between Rodrigo De Paul and Liverpool', taking to Twitter to deliver the message.

Despite constant links to the Argentine, Leeds Live understands that the Whites are not interested in the 26-year-old, as things stand.

Kent transfer claim

BBC Scotland pundit Derek Ferguson believes there could be something going on behind the scenes regarding Ryan Kent and Leeds.

Kent was linked with a move to Elland Road throughout the summer - with reports suggesting that Bielsa's side had a £10million bid turned down.

“We don’t know what’s happening behind the scenes at Rangers," Ferguson told Si Ferry’s Open Goal on YouTube. "Is somebody coming in for Kent? There obviously has been interest from Leeds United at certain times so maybe there’s something happening there."

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